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Headmaster’s  Letter 


Nearly  four  years  ago,  we  decided  to  give  the  Red  & WHITE  a facelift  by  mak- 
ing it  larger  and  printing  it  in  full  colour  on  quality  glossy  paper.  We  were  pretty 
proud  of  the  results  and  have  received  many  compliments  on  the  last  several  issues. 

With  this  issue,  the  gloss  is  gone  and  the  feel  is  different.  But  this  is  not  a step 
backwards.  It’s  a step  forward. 

The  Red  & White  is  now  printed  on  100  percent  post-consumer  recycled 
paper.  In  addition,  we’ve  gotten  rid  of  the  gloss,  which  ends  up  as  landfill  in  the 
recycling  process.  We’ve  also  put  the  entire  magazine  online  for  those  who  would 
prefer  to  read  their  copy  electronically  rather  than  receive  a print  version  in  the 
mail.  (Just  let  the  Advancement  Office  know.) 

These  may  be  small  changes,  but  as  we’re  learning,  many  small  changes  can  add 
up  to  a big  one. 

And  a big  change  is  needed.  Our  planet  is  in  an  environmental  crisis.  We’re  faced 
with  a dire  future,  and  it’s  racing  towards  us  faster  than  even  the  experts  predicted 
just  a few  years  ago.  We  need,  therefore,  to  develop  a high  level  of  eco-conscious- 
ness  and  act  upon  it.  If  we  manage  this,  we  can  minimize  environmental  damage 

and  maybe  even  reverse  it. 

This  means  taking  action  both  globally  and  locally.  And  soon.  As  an  institution  dedicated  to  the  education  and  the  development 
of  young  men  and  women,  Stanstead  College  can  play  a particular  role  in  promoting  green  consciousness  and  environmental  initia- 
tives. 

As  explained  elsewhere  in  this  issue,  we’ve  already  begun  taking  steps  at  Stanstead  to  reduce  — hopefully  even  eliminate  — our 
impact  on  the  environment.  These  actions  range  from  small  steps  like  printing  this  magazine  on  recycled  paper  to  major  changes  in 
how  we  purchase  supplies  and  how  we  construct  future  buildings  and  infrastructures.  Some  things  we  can  do  now,  some  will  take 
time.  But  at  least  we’re  thinking  and  acting. 

Hopefully,  the  influence  we  have  here  on  our  students,  faculty  and  staff  will  be  dispersed  into  the  communities.  One  way  or  anoth- 
er, we  have  a responsibility  to  lead. 

The  look  of  this  magazine  may  have  changed  but  it  remains  full  of  stories  about  the  school  and  its  current  and  former  students. 
Many  of  these  stories  deal  with  students  over  the  past  year  who  have  taken  the  lead,  whether  sharing  their  cultures  with  local  ele- 
mentary school  students  at  United  Nations  Day,  travelling  to  Ghana  to  help  build  homes,  or  shaving  heads  and  raising  funds  for  can- 
cer research.  There’s  no  doubt  that  these  and  other  examples  result  in  changes  for  the  better. 

Change  was  also  the  theme  of  the  address  given  by  Ian  Jackson  ’82  at  our  recent  Baccalaureate.  You  can  read  more  about  the  day 
inside  but  I wanted  to  take  this  opportunity  to  thank  him  for  his  words  and,  in  general,  for  the  time  he  commits  to  Stanstead  College 
as  an  alumnus  and  a member  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

I hope  you  enjoy  this  green  issue  of  the  Red  & WHITE.  We’d  love  to  receive  your  comments. 


MISSION  STATEMENT 

Our  mission  is  to  provide  students  from  Canada  and  around  the  world  with  a highly  structured  and  supportive  educational pro- 
gram in  a small,  secure  environment.  The  Stanstead  experience  helps  all  students  reach  their full  academic  potential  in  preparation 
for  university,  develop  healthy  and  active  lifestyles,  and  understand  the  importance  of  respect,  responsibility  and  self-discipline. 


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Contents 


Features 

Headmaster’s  Letter  2 
The  Will  to  Go  Green  4 


The  Red  & White  is  printed  on  100% 
recycled  post  consumer  paper  and  pub- 
lished by  the  Advancement  Office  twice 
a year  for  alumni,  parents,  students,  staff 
and  friends  of  the  school. 


Alumni 

John  Mackaj  '52  6 
Class  Notes 
Reunions 

A.lumni  & Friends  Golf  Tournament 
Homecoming  2005 
Calendar 


Editors 


Ross  Murray 
Karen  Cushing 

Design  & Layout 

Karen  Cushing 


Academics 

Head  Prefect  7 
Pitcher  Prige  7 


Photography 

Advancement  Office 
Georges  Beaubien  '68 
Jacques  Courtemanche 


Admissions 

Arts 


Printed  By  Athletics 

Komunik 

CO-CURRICULAR 

Questions,  comments,  news  and  photos 
may  be  sent  to: 


The  Editors 

Stanstead  College  Advancement  Office 
450  Dufferin 
Stanstead,  Quebec 
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RedandWhite@stansteadcollege.com 
www.stansteadcollege.com 


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Grade  12  students  Maxime  Leblanc  and  Adrian  Van  Westrenen  test  the 
water  quality  of  the  Tomifobia  River  under  the  guidance  of 
Environmental  Science  teacher  Chris  Kopar. 

Science  teacher  Chris  Kopar  has  devised  a clever  way  to  con- 
nect students  to  their  immediate  environment.  Earlier  this  year, 
his  Grade  7 and  12  students  ’’adopted”  and  were  photographed 
with  trees  around  campus. 

Later  on,  if  one  of  those  trees  becomes  sick  or  if  it  needs  to  be 
harvested  to  make  way  for,  say,  a new  building,  the  photograph 
of  that  tree  will  be  retrieved  and  the  student  who  adopted  it  will 
be  contacted  and  asked,  ’’What  do  you  want  to  do  about  your 
tree?” 

’’This  creates  a connection  to  the  place  even  if  the  student  has 
only  been  here  one  year,”  says  Kopar,  who  joined  the  faculty  last 
fall.  ’’Fifty  years  from  now  they’ll  be  able  to  see  how  they  and 
their  tree  have  grown.” 

It’s  a clever  idea  and  seemingly  quite  simple.  But  how  will  the 
photos  be  organized  and  stored?  How  will  we  know  where  a par- 
ticular tree  is  and  who  ’’owns”  it?  Can  this  project  be  sustained 
for  the  next  50  years? 

It’s  not  easy  going  green.  It’s  one  thing  coming  up  with  innova- 
tive ideas  to  save  the  planet.  It’s  another  making  the  tough  deci- 
sions and  resolving  the  logistics  to  make  them  realities.  In  many 
ways,  going  green  means  changing  our  entire  way  of  thinking  as 
a society  and  as  an  institution. 

’’Everything  is  an  environmental  issue,”  says  Kopar,  who  has 
made  it  his  mission  to  nurture  the  growing  desire  at  Starts  tead 
College  to  make  the  school  more  environmentally  sustairjfble. 

That  desire  is  starting  to  bear  fruit.  At  the  board  level,  thJrecent 
five-year  strategic  plan  includes  a commitment  to  prJnoting 


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participation  in  outdoor  education  and  the  development 
of  a green  campus.” 

At  the  ground  level,  a new  Environmental  Committee  | 
consisting  of  faculty,  staff,  students  and  administrators] 
has  begun  examining  how  the  school  can  reduce  - and] 
ideally  eliminate  - its  impact  on  the  environment. 

The  committee’s  ’’green  manifesto”  states  that  by  i 
2015  ’’Stanstead  College  in  its  functioning  will,  at  a I 
minimum,  have  no  net  impact  on  the  Earth  or 
any  of  the  future  generations  of  the  Earth.” 

It’s  an  ambitious  target  and  the  school  has 
long  way  to  go.  But  a number  of  steps  have 
already  been  taken. 

Academically,  the  school  offers 
Environmental  Science  and  Human 
Geography  courses.  As  well,  both  the  Duke 
of  Edinburgh  and  Round  Square  programs 
include  environmental  components. 

The  school  has  an  Environmental  Club  and 
organizes  events  like  shoreline  cleanups  and^ 

2006’s  environmental  conference,  thanks  to ' 
former  teacher  and  environmental  guiding  light | 

Tania  Portelli. 

This  past  year,  the  Environmental  class 
attempted  a rudimentary  environmental  audit  J 
of  the  school  that  included  surveys,  a com- 
parison  between  tap  water  and  the  filtered 
water  supplied  in  coolers  throughout  the 
school  (”Do  we  really  need  ice-cold  bottled 
water?”  mused  Kopar),  and  testing  the 
quality  of  the  Tomifobia  River  at  various 
points  near  the  school. 

The  school  has  posted  signs  reminding  drivers  to 
turn  off  their  engines  while  parked  in  front  of  the  school.  In  the 
dining  hall,  serviette  dispensers  have  reduced  the  amount  of 
wasted  paper. 

Teachers  are  encouraged  to  photocopy  on  both  sides  of  paper. 
And  with  this  issue,  the  Advancement  Office  is  publishing  the 
Red  & White  on  100  percent  recycled  post-consumer  paper. 
Readers  can  also,  if  they  so  wish,  cancel  their  mailed  copyland 
read  the  entire  magazine  online,  thus  further  saving  resources 

The  school  has  planted  new  trees  and  h*  hired  a gardener  dlr- 
ing  tb^  summer  Imonths.  There  is  a planw)  better  manage  t| 


Recycling  1 ton  of  paper  saves  17  trees,  2 barrels  of  oil  (enough  to  run  the  average  car  fo\  1,260  miles),  4,100  kilowatts  of  energy 
(enough  power  for  the  average  home  for  6 months),  3.2  cubic  yards  of  landfill  space  and  60  pounds  of  air  pollution.  ww.,eco-cycie.com 


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school’s  tree  plantation.  Even  before 
the  Quebec  ban  went  into  effect  two 
years  ago,  the  school  stopped  using 
'W pesticides  and  has  even  opted  out  of 
. using  organic  pest  killers. 

But  even  a no-brainer  like  getting 


issue. 


L rid  of  pesticides  has  potential  conse- 
— ^ quences  for  the  school.  Do  dande- 
, lions  on  school  lawns  turn  off  potential 
parents?  Or  are  parents  now  environmen- 
f tally  savvy  enough  to  understand  and  appreciate 
that  a weedy  lawn  is  a safe  lawn? 

Stanstead  College,  after  all,  is  a business  as  well  as  a school,  and 
business  and  the  environment  are  sometimes  natural  enemies.  It’s 
one  thing,  for  example,  to  place  recycling  bins  throughout  the 
buildings,  as  is  the  case  now.  But  it’s  another  to  develop  strategies 
whereby  the  College  ultimately  has  no  impact  on  the  earth.  That 
involves  spending  money,  making  changes  in  the  way  the  school 
operates,  altering  curriculum  and  getting  buy-in  from  the  full 
school  community. 

To  help  move  towards  this  buy-in,  the  Environmental 
Committee  decided  to  take  advantage  of  the  re-accreditation 
process  currently  being  conducted  by  the  New  England 
Association  of  Schools  and  Colleges  (NEASC).  Along  with  the 
other  standards  the  school  must  meet,  the  committee  created  an 
environmental  standard,  which  states  that  ’’the  school  has  appro- 
priate environmental  values  to  ensure  that  it  becomes  a proactive 


proponent  of  conserva- 
tion, environmental  ethics 
and  sustainability.” 

To  meet  this  standard,  the 
committee  proposes  con- 
ducting a comprehensive 
environmental  audit  to 
determine  the  school’s 
strengths  and  weaknesses. 

This  would  ultimately  lead 
to  plans  for  energy,  solid 
waste  and  water  manage- 
ment as  well  as  a sustain- 
able purchasing  policy 
(buying  local  and  environmentally  safe  products  when  possible). 

Incorporating  the  standard  into  the  NEASC  self-study  and  the 
resulting  action  plan  more  or  less  obliges  the  school  to  take 
action  to  meet  the  standard  it  created. 

”It’s  a commitment  that  theoretically  we  have  to  make,”  said 
Kopar.  ’’Ultimately,  though,  it  will  be  in  the  board’s  hands.” 
How  and  whether  Stanstead  College  will  go  from  greenish  to 
full  green  remains  to  be  seen.  The  ideas,  though,  are  out  there. 
It’s  a matter  of  having  the  will  to  put  them  into  action.  Kopar, 
for  example,  jokes  about  putting  sheep  on  the  playing  fields  to 
keep  the  grass  trimmed. 

Then  again,  he  might  not  be  joking. . . 


Stanstead  College  Declaration  of  Environmental  Principles 

We  the  Community  of  Stanstead  College  as  members  of  the  larger  Community  of  Species  of  Earth  acknowledge  our  responsibility  and  duty  as  stewards 
of  this  planet  and  all  of  its  resources. 

As  an  academic  institution: 


We  recognize  our  obligation  to  lead  society  at  large  by  modeling  appropriate  behaviour  and  proper  living; 

We  recognize  the  finite  nature  of  many  of  the  Earth’s  resources  and  the  necessity  of  living  according  to  the  principle  of  sustain- 
ability; 

We  recognize  and  regard  our  current  mode  of  living  as  inter-generational  theft  from  future  generations  and; 

We  recognize  our  obligations  in  educating  future  generations  in  our  care. 

Therefore,  as  an  institution,  we  pledge  to  live  in  accordance  with  the  principles  outlined  herein.  Specifically  by  the  year  2015: 


We  pledge  to  create  an  institutional  paradigm  in  which  every  one  of  our  adkons  replenishes  and fortifies  the  Earth.  In  particular 
we  pledge  that  by  this  year  Stanstead  College  in  its  functioning  wilt \ at  a minmum,  have  no  net  impact  on  the  Earth  or  any  of 
the  future  generatims  of  the  Earth. 


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Printing  this  issue  on  1Q0%  recycled  post-consumer  paper  has  saved  10  trees,  1.4  barrels  of  oil,  2400  kilowatts  of 
electricity,  1.9  cubic  yards  of  landfill  space  and  35  pounds  of  air  pollution. 


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Our  Alumni 


trustees5  award  of  merit  recipient  Jofjtl  J\^(ZC^Ciy 

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John  Mackay,  Class  of  52,  is  this  year’s  recipient  of  the  Trustees’  Award  of  Merit, 
presented  to  an  alumnus  or  friend  of  the  school  whose  personal  effort  has 
enhanced  the  reputation  and  prestige  of  Stanstead  College  through  a sustained  and 
significant  contribution  to  the  College  and  their  community. 

There  is  no  question  of  John’s  support.  Over  the  years,  he  has  served  as  president 
of  the  Montreal  Alumni  Association,  sat  on  the  Council  of  Trustees  (and  is  today 
an  honorary  trustee),  helped  organize  the  school’s  125th  anniversary  celebrations, 
and  always  talks  up  Stanstead  College  with  his  many  friends  and  acquaintances. 

Beyond  his  moral  support,  John  has  been  a generous  contributor  to  the  Red  & 
White  Fund,  is  a participant  in  our  Planned  Giving  Program,  and  this  past  year 
donated  $10,000  to  help  buy  instruments  for  Stanstead’s  growing  music  program. 
Why  music?  Because  that’s  where  the  money  was  needed  and  he  was  happy  to  help 
out,  he  says. 

John  grew  up  in  the  Town  of  Mount  Royal.  With  his  parents  traveling  frequently 
on  business,  in  1948  they  decided  to  enrol  him  at  Stanstead  College. 

“Being  an  only  child,  maybe  they  thought  it  would  toughen  me  up,”  he  says. 
Toughened  or  not,  John  certainly  took  advantage  of  the  opportunities  Stanstead 
had  to  offer.  He  was  president  of  his  class  during  each  of  his  four  years,  and  in  his  final  year  was  president  of  the  student  council 
and  editor  of  the  yearbook. 

“I  also  had  12  youngsters  under  my  charge  in  the  Annex,”  he  recalls.  “That  was  an  interesting  challenge.  These  kids  ranged  from  7 
to  13  and  I had  to  try  to  keep  them  happy  and  disciplined  when  the  house  mother,  Mrs.  Wallace,  went  out.” 

John  recalls  sitting  at  dinner  and  trying  to  coax  a younger  student  to  eat.  ££Fine,  we’ll  sit  here  all  night,”  he  remembers  saying.  Finally, 
at  around  11:30,  Headmaster  Amaron  strolled  up  to  the  table  and  said,  ££I  think  you’ve  made  your  point.” 

££He  never  did  eat,”  says  John. 

Being  given  that  role  of  big  brother,  though,  made  an  impact  on  young  John.  ££That  responsibility  gave  me  a feeling  of  confidence.” 

After  graduating  from  Stanstead,  John  earned  his  diploma  in  Textile  Dying  and  Finishing  at  Sir 
George  Williams  College  and  went  to  work  for  Dominion  Textiles,  working  in  the  industry  in  export 
and  sales  until  the  early  1970s  when  he  began  a career  in  real  estate. 

John  retired  in  1984  and  went  back  to  school,  earning  CEGEP  diplomas  in  Social  Sciences  and  Arts 
and  Literature.  He  has  toured  China  and  traveled  through  Asia,  the  South  Pacific  and  Eastern 
Europe.  He  is  actively  involved  in  his  church  and  as  a volunteer  in  TMR. 

John  describes  Stanstead  as  the  foundation  for  his  life’s  success. 

££I  think  it’s  because  you’re  living  with  other  people  and  you  have  to  make  your  own  decisions.  If 
you  had  a fight,  you  had  to  face  that  person  then  and  there,”  he  says.  ££You  eat  together,  you  live 
together  and  you  laugh  together.  You’re  a family.” 

On  a recent  trip  to  Toronto  John  was  able  to  reconnect  with  former 
classmate  Rose  (Hilf)  Marczak  '52  . 


John  Mackay  accepted  his  Trustees’  Award  at  this 
year’s  Baccalaureate  service. 


Superhero  Plants 

^Certain  greens  can  help  remove  indoor  air  pollutants  like  formaldehyde  and  benzene.  Don’t  have  the  gardening 
gene?  Golden  pothos,  English  ivy  and  peace  lilies  are  all  easy-to-grow  toxin  fighters.  so  Easy  Ways  to  Go  Green,  Hfestyie.msn.com 


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Head  Prefect 


Two  years  ago,  one  of  the  biggest  changes  in  our  family  occurred 
— I was  being  sent  off  to  Stanstead  College,  thousands  of  miles 
away  from  home.  It  was  hard  for  my  parents  and  me  because  it 
was  my  first  time  away  from  home,  and  it  was  during  the  two 
most  important  years  of  my  life.  However,  they  saw  it  as  a gift  to 
me,  and  I could  decide  how  I wanted  to  use  this  gift.  Given  that, 
I decided  that  I would  treasure  this  gift  and  use  it  to  its  fullest 
extent. 

Before  I arrived  in  Stanstead,  I’d  heard  many  unpleasant  stories 
about  being  in  a boarding  school  and  being  away  from  parents. 
Therefore,  I had  a negative  mindset  when  I arrived.  However, 
within  a couple  of  hours  that  changed.  I was  extremely  surprised 
to  see  the  amount  of  support  I received  from  the  community. 
From  the  first  day,  I had  someone  to  sit  with  during  meals  and 
had  my  own  group  of  friends  right  away.  It  seemed  as  if  every- 
one had  known  each  other  for  a long  time.  This  sense  of  com- 
munity is  what  attracts  people  from  all  over  the  world  to  come  to 
this  small  place. 


The  most  unique  thing  about  Stanstead  is  that  we  can  make  up 
our  own  experience.  At  Stanstead,  the  opportunities  are  out  there 
for  us,  but  it’s  just  up  to  us  whether  we  want  to  reach  for  them 
or  not.  It’s  true  that  the  setting  is  not  a big  city,  but  that’s  what 
makes  it  challenging  and  exciting  to  live  here.  Stanstead  is  all 
about  learning  to  make  your  own  fun.  We  can  choose  how  we 
want  to  get  involved  — how  to  get  the  most  out  of  the  Stanstead 
experience.  We  can  all  have  our  own  definitions  of  the  word 
“fun”  here. 

Now  that  I look  back  at  the  two  years  that  have  passed,  I can’t 
imagine  my  last  two  years  of  high  school  being  spent  at  any  other 
school  than  Stanstead.  Stanstead  College  has  brought  out  the 
best  in  me.  I would  like  to  thank  all  my  teachers  and  friends  for 
being  beside  me  through  my  two  years  here.  Without  their  guid- 
ance, suggestions  and  humour,  Stanstead  would  have  been  a very 
dull  and  austere  place.  I would  also  like  to  thank  other  staff 
members,  from  maintenance,  laundry,  the  kitchen,  to  the  house 
directors  for  having  made  Stanstead  my  second  home.  Lastly,  I 
would  like  to  say  thank  you  to  my  parents  for  their  gift,  and  for 
trusting  me  to  take  care  of  it.  I will  never  forget  this  gift,  and  it 
will  remain  in  my  heart  forever.  I am  proud  to  be  part  the 
Stanstead  experience;  I am  proud  to  be  a Spartan, 
by  Pativet  “Light”  Sathiensamrit 
Head  Prefect  and  2007  Pitcher  Prize  Winner 


propping  up  the  Pitcher  Pri^e 


Every  year,  the  Baccalaureate  and  Prize-Giving  ceremony 
leads  to  that  climactic  moment  when  the  Pitcher  Prize  is  pre- 
sented to  the  student  who  best  represents  the  spirit  of 
Stanstead  College,  not  just  academically  but  also  in  terms  of 
character  and  influence.  It’s  the  school’s  top  prize. 

It  has  also  seen  better  days. 

In  1937,  Ethelwyn  Robinson  Pitcher  established  a bequest  of 
$4000,  which  was  to  remain  in  trust,  with  the  annual  revenue  to 
be  divided  among  four  parties.  Among  them  was  Stanstead 
College,  with  the  revenue  to  be  used  to  fund  the  Pitcher 
Memorial  Book  Prizes.  These  prizes,  first  presented  in  1912, 
were  in  memory  of  Mrs.  Pitcher’s  late  husband,  Rev.  J.  Tallman 
Pitcher,  who  was  the  school’s  chaplain,  one  of  the  original 
Board  members  and  a tremendous  supporter  of  the  school. 

Originally,  the  prize  was  awarded  to  a boy  and  a girl. 
However,  when  the  school  became  boys-only  in  1959,  it  was 
awarded  (naturally)  only  to  the  top  boy.  Although  the  school 
reverted  to  co-ed  status  in  1979,  the  school  continued  to  pres- 
ent only  one  prize  to  either  a boy  or  girl. 

Meanwhile,  the  Pitcher  trust  saw  little  growth,  to  the  point 
that  for  the  past  many  years  the  College  has  been  subsidizing 


all  but  $25  of  the  prize’s  $500  cash  value,  not  to  mention  the 
cost  of  the  medal  (approximately  $400)  and  accompanying 
book.  Earlier  this  year,  the  trust  was  dissolved,  meaning  there  is 
no  longer  any  Pitcher  revenue  supporting  the  Pitcher  Prize. 

This  does  not  mean  Stanstead  College  will  be  doing  away 
with  the  Pitcher  Prize;  there  is  too  much  tradition  and  prestige 
in  this  award  to  do  that. 

Instead,  the  school  is  looking  to  other  sources  of  support, 
namely  former  recipients  of  the  Pitcher  Prize.  Last  fall,  the 
Advancement  Office  contacted  as  many  past  recipients  as  pos- 
sible, asking  them  to  recognize  the  value  of  the  prize  by  con- 
tributing towards  its  upkeep. 

A number  of  recipients  responded,  setting  us  on  the  way 
towards  creating  an  endowment  of  $20,000,  which  would  gen- 
erate enough  revenue  to  cover  the  cost  of  the  prize  on  annual 
basis  indefinitely. 

While  the  name  “Pitcher  Memorial  Prize”  will  continue,  if 
this  campaign  is  successful  we  hope  to  recognize  the  contribu- 
tors in  some  appropriate  way. 

If  you  would  like  to  help  us,  please  contact  Karen  in  the 
Advancement  Office. 


Class  Notes 


1942 

Jean  (Hunting)  Brooks  dropped  by  the 
school  on  June  27,  2007  with  her  daughter 
Barbara.  Jean  lives  in  St.  Albert,  Alberta 
but  grew  up  in  Huntingville,  Que.  She 
and  her  daughter  were  down  to  visit  her 
brother  Ross  Hunting  (1943)  who  still 
lives  in  Huntingville. 

1947 

At  age  77,  Helene  (Smith)  Cohen  has 

fond  memories  of  her  three  years  at 
Stanstead.  After  Stanstead,  Helene  moved 
on  to  Macdonald  College  where  she  stud- 
ied Home  Economics.  While  in  Montreal 
Helene  worked  for  Lipton  Soup  in  their 
lab  and  did  a little  modelling.  She  now 
lives  in  Palm  Beach,  FL  with  her  husband. 

1949 


German  and  now  resides  in 
Amsterdam.  She  enjoys 
swimming,  going  to  the  gym 
and  cycling  on  her  plain  old 
push-brake,  non-speed  bike 
through  the  city. 

1951 

Roommates  Elizabeth 

(Bradshaw)  Griffiths  and  Joan 
(Wilson)  Campbell  still  get 
together  from  time  to  time.  Both  women 
reside  in  the  Mahone  Bay,  NS  area. 

1952 

Suzan  (Gerrie)  Buka  from  West  Palm 
Beach  in  Florida  visited  Montreal  in  May 
to  celebrate  her  50th  reunion  from  the 
Montreal  General  Hospital  Nursing 
School. 


dent  of  global  accounts  for  Orica,  the 
worlds  largest  explosive  company. 

1972 


Special  thanks  to  Esther  “Elsie”  Streep 
who  sent  us  her  collection  of  photos  from 
the  late  forties  to  include  in  our  archives. 
A sampling  of  these  photos  can  be  seen  in 
the  top  corner.  Top  left  pictures  Elsie  and 
June  Setlakwe  (1948),  at  top  right  is 
Janet  (Gatehouse)  Kavanagh  and  at  the 
bottom,  John  Murray  (1949),  Barbara 
Boyd  (1948),  Elsie  and  Brian  Jupe.  The 
photo  on  the  bottom  was  taken  by 
Barbara  (Beerworth)  McCammon 
(1948)  in  June  1946. 


Elsie  received  her  BA  from  McGill 


University  in  English  and 


“ 


Thank  you  Shu-Kwan 
Chan  for  represent- 
ing Stanstead  at  a 
secondary  school  fair 
in  Hong  Kong  this 
past  March.  Shu- 
Kwan’s  daughter  Ka- 
Yan  graduated  from 
Stanstead  this  June 
and  son  Ka  Lok  in 
2005. 


1953 

Currently  residing  in  Bradford,  Vermont, 
Faith  (Gaffield)  Grady  writes,  “My  edu- 
cation in  music  at  Stanstead  has  been 
invaluable  to  me  a good  share  of  my  life.” 
Faith  currently  sings  in  the  North  Country 
Chorus  in  Wells  River,  Vt.  The  chorus 
puts  on  a community  concert  series  twice 
a year  and  every  four  years  travels  to 
Europe.  Next  June  Faith  and  the  chorus 
will  travel  to  Italy,  singing  in  several  cities 
while  they  are  there. 

1971 

Since  leaving  Stanstead,  Hugh  Gurd’s 
work  has  taken  him  to  Montreal, 
Winnipeg,  Ottawa  and  Toronto.  Hugh 
works  for  TD  Waterhouse  and  is  the 
regional  vice-president  in  charge  of  the 
private  trust  team  in  BC.  Hugh  has  been 
living  in  Vancouver  for  the  past  three 
years  where  he  enjoys  cycling,  skiing,  run- 
ning, swimming  and  hiking. 

Steve  Burchell  dropped  by  the  school  in 
early  July.  Steve  lives  with  his  wife  Nancy 
and  two  daughters,  Laura  and  Alison,  in 
Aurora,  Colorado.  Steve  is  the  vice-presi 

8 


Bill  Moffat  recently  sent  in  a photo  of 
him  and  Stanstead  alumnus  Chris  March 
(1971.)  The  photo  (bottom  right)  was 
taken  this  past  spring  when  Bill  was  visit- 
ing Newfoundland.  Bill  currently  resides 
in  Truro,  NS  and  is  the  senior  vice-presi- 
dent for  TD  Waterhouse.  Chris  lives  in  St. 
John’s,  Newfoundland  and  is  an  invest- 
ment executive  at  Scotia  McLeod. 

1975 

After  pioneering  Stretch  Jeans  in  New 
York  City  in  the  eighties  and  nineties, 
Steve  Kohn  now  leads  the  somewhat 
more  relaxed  lifestyle  of  real  estate  in 
Davie,  Florida.  Steve  lives  with  his  wife 
Joy,  who  works  part-time  for  Air  Canada, 


and  his  two  children,  Mason,  10,  and 
Alison,  12.  Steve  still  has  contact  with  one 
of  his  Stanstead  roommates,  Enrique 
“Kiko”  Marx  (1974). 

1976 

Congratulations  to  Scott  Morgan  who 
was  recently  appointed  to  the  position  of 
vice-president,  development  and  adminis- 
trative services  for  Ogilvy  Renault 

1978 

Jose  Luis  Navarro  was  on  campus  July  1 
to  drop  his  daughter  Stephanie  off  for 
Stanstead’s  Language  Adventure  Camp. 
This  is  Jose’s  second  trip  back  to  Stanstead 
this  year.  He  and  his  wife  visited  the  cam- 
pus earlier  this  year  while  vacationing. 

1979 

Also  on  campus  in  July  was  Peter  Ryan 
who  took  a tour  of  the  school  with  former 
teacher  and  coach  Brian  Denney.  Peter 
currently  resides  in  Delta,  British 
Columbia. 

1981 

Phil  Huckins  has  been  promoted  to  the 
position  of  detective  for  the  Fredericton, 
NB  Police  Force.  Phil  was  on  campus  this 
past  June  for  the  school’s  Baccalaureate 
service  where  he  presented  the  Billy 
Huckins  Memorial  Scholarship  in  honour 
of  his  brother. 


1988 

Maria  Tzortzidis  lives  and  works  in 


Former  Stanstead  librarian  Bisia  Williams 
bumped  into  captain  Philip  Watson  (1985)  aboard 
the  Bluenose  II  while  vacationing  this  summer 


Greece.  She  sells  and  charters  yachts  and 
vessels  for  a company  called  Nikos  O. 
Papadakis.  She  welcomes  all  Stanstead 
alumni  to  give  her  a ring  if  they  are  com- 
ing to  the  area. 

1989 

Philip  Renaud  is  married  and  resides  in 
London,  England.  He  still  keeps  in  touch 
with  Robert  Hirsh  (1987)  whenever  he 
visits  Mexico  City. 

1990 

Alex  Wong  dropped  in  for  a visit  this 
summer.  Alex  was  in  New  York  on  busi- 
ness and  couldn’t  resist  the  urge  to  head 
north  as  he  hadn’t  been  back  in  11 -plus 
years.  Both  Alex  and  his  brother  Johnny 
Wong  (1984)  work  in  the  family  paper 
business  in  Hong  Kong. 

1994 

Victor  Kasowski  recently  accepted  a 
position  as  associate  lawyer  in  the 
National  Business  Law  Precedents  Group 
in  the  Toronto  office  of  Gowling  Lafleur 
Henderson  LLP. 

1997 

Miranda  Lightstone  and  boyfriend  Colin 

returning  Home 

Graham  Chandler,  who  taught  at 
Stanstead  from  1997  to  2001,  is  returning 
to  the  College  this  fall  to  teach  Geography 
and  History,  assist  in  Admissions  and 
coach  senior  boys  soccer  and  rugby. 

Since  2001,  Graham  has  been  the  head 
coach  of  Dalhousie  University’s  women’s 
soccer  team.  He  was  also  head  coach  of 
the  Atlanta  Silverbacks  Women  of  the 
United  Soccer  League  in  Atlanta,  Georgia 
in  2005  and  2006  and  was  director  of  the 
National  Training  Centre  (Atlantic)  for  the 
Canadian  Soccer  Association  in  Halifax 
from  2002  to  2005. 

Meaghan  Fullerton  (1997)  is  coming 
back  to  Stanstead  this  fall  to  teach  in  the 
Humanities  Department  and  assist  with 
our  ESL  program.  After  graduating  from 


Stalker  have  just  moved  into  their  new 
home  in  Vaudreuil-Dorion.  Miranda 
recently  started  work  as  an  editor  for  an 
online  men’s  magazine  AskMen.com.  She 
is  also  a freelance  automotive  journalist. 
Last  month  she  graced  the  roads  in  a 
BMW  Z4  3.0si,  Jaguar  XKR  Coupe  and 
MINI  Cooper  S to  name  a few.  Her 
reviews  can  be  found  on  Autol23.com. 

2001 

Jessica  Haddad  and  Paul  Sawaya  were 
married  on  June  30  in  Montreal.  Some  of 
the  Stanstead  celebrities  in  attendance 
were  Brian  Denney,  Andre  Simard, 
Graham  Chandler  and  Mark  Salkeld  as 
well  as  some  of  Jessica  and  Paul’s  former 
classmates  Tom  Spirk,  A1  Anderson,  Sam 
Granofsky,  Juliana  Lopez  Fajardo  and 
Frank  Fauret. 

Jon  James  studied  Digital  Media  Studies 
at  the  University  of  Denver  and  interned 
at  5280,  a Denver  magazine.  His  real  pas- 
sion is  building  websites  and  has  been 
building  his  porfolio  by  taking  on  many 
website  projects.  Jon  also  works  part-time 
at  the  Apple  Store  in  Aspen  Grove,  Co. 
He  writes  that  he  plans  to  stay  in  Denver 
as  “it’s  absolutely  gorgeous  here,  the  city  is 
great  and  the  mountains  always  provide 
adventure.” 

Stanstead,  Meaghan  attended  Queen’s 
University  (BA  Geography /History)  and 
University  of  Ottawa  (Education).  Since 
then  she  has  taught  ESL  in  South  Korea 
and  the  Philippines  and  last  year  devel- 
oped an  after-school  program  for  at-risk 
children  at  the  Cridge  Centre  for  the 
Family  in  Victoria,  BC. 

Back  for  summer 

Several  alumni  were  back  on  campus  this 
summer  ...  as  employees.  Daniela  Del 
Toro  (2005),  Veronica  Campuzano 
(2005),  Jen  Bauer  (2006),  Jean-Michel 
Lanot  (2004),  Jamie  Elliot  (2004)  and 
recent  grad  Kelly  Wang  helped  round  out 
the  employee  roster  at  this  year’s  Summer 
Language  Adventure  during  the  first  three 
weeks  of  July. 


Mona  Qutob  graduated  from  Ryerson 
Unversity  with  a Bachelor  of  Architectural 

Science  in  2005. 
She  is  now  back 
home  in 

Jerusalem. 
Mona  became 
engaged  last  win- 
ter to  Samer  Nuseibeh,  an  engineer  work- 
ing in  London,  England. 


2002 

Emmet  Moseley  earned  his  Bachelor  of 
Arts  degree  from  Reed  College  this  spring. 
His  thesis  entitled  Constructing  Nations, 
Nomads \ and  Grasslands:  Enclosure  on  the 
Rangelands  of  Nmdo  was  presented  to  the 
Department  of  Anthropology  and  can  be 
found  in  Reed’s  Hauser  Library. 


Laura  Thies  writes  to  us  at  an  exciting 
time  in  her  life.  She  was  recently  one  of 
two  actors  starring  in  the  play  When  the 
World  was  Green  at  the  Producer’s  Club  in 
Manhatten,  NY  . The  play  was  written  by 
Joseph  Chaiken  and  Sam  Shepard. 


2006 

Jean-Philippe  Couture  was  recently  in 
Gagetown,  NB  for  three  and  a half 
months  completing  a combat  engineers 
course.  He  is  now  qualified  on  all  explo- 
sives, bombs  and  mines  in  the  Canadian 
Forces.  JP  joined  the  military  last 
September  and  is  now  stationed  in 
Petawawa,  Ont.  for  the  next  four  years 
where  he  is  preparing  for  his  nine-month 
tour  in  Afganistan  beginning  next  sum- 
mer. 


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Danny  Hobbs  was  the  sixth 
pick  by  the  New  York 
Rangers  (seventh  round, 
198th  overall)  in  the  2007 
NHL  Entry  Draft  held  June 
23. 


For  the  past  year,  Danny  has 
been  playing  with  the  Ohio  Junior  Blue 
Jackets  in  the  USHL.  He  has  one  more 
year  with  the  team  after  which  he  has  been 
offered  a student-athlete  scholarship  to 
UMass /Lowell. 

Former  Faculty 

Headmaster  Mike  Wolfe  and  Director  of 
Advancement  Dugie  Ross  visited  Lester 
Semon  on  their  last  trip  to  Halifax.  Lester 
was  a teacher  at  Stanstead  College  from 
1954  to  1958.  He  has  fond  memories  of 
his  days  at  Stanstead  and  would  like  to 
hear  from  any  former  students  should 
they  ever  be  traveling  in  the  Bridgewater 
area.  He  still  hears  from  Doran 
Armstrong  (1958)  from  time  to  time. 


the  FCA  title.  This 
Title  has  been  award- 
' ed  to  chartered 
accountants  (since  1984)  who  have  made 
an  exceptional  contribution  to  the  profes- 
sion or  who  have  distinguished  themselves 
in  their  career  or  in  the  community  by 
noteworthy  achievements  that  enhance 
the  visibility  of  the  CA  profession. 


Sophie  Belanger  just  had  her  second 
child.  Son  Raphael  was  born  on  May  23 
and  weighed  in  at  8 lbs  13  oz. 


Trustees 

Congratulations  to  Richard  J.  Renaud 
(father  to  Andrea  '88,  Philip  '89  and  Paul 
'98).  On  May  11,  2007  Rick  was  awarded 

tax-free  Scholarships 

The  March  2007  federal  budget  included  a full  tax  exemption  on  high  school  schol- 
arships and  bursaries,  bringing  Ottawa  in  line  with  a similar  tax  exemption  in  force  in 
Quebec  since  2001. 

This  means  the  school  can  offer  financial  aid  to  families  without  increasing  their  tax 
burden,  plus  we  can  issue  tax  receipts  to  donors  who  contribute  towards  this  financial 
aid. 

The  new  rules  makes  channeling  your  support  through  the  Red  & White  Fund  that 
much  more  attractive. 


10 


remembering  a forgotten 


Hero 


By  William  B.  Hamilton 

Many  Canadians  know  about  the 
exploits  of  World  War  I flying  ace  Billy 
Bishop.  But  what  about  the  others?  Not 
many  people  are  aware  that  among  the  top 
10  Canadian  flying  aces  of  that  war  was  a 
former  Stanstead  College  teacher. 

Albert  Desbrisay  Carter  was  born  at 
Point  de  Bute,  NB  on  July  3,  1892.  After 
attending  the  local  school  and  Fredericton 
Normal  College,  Albert  Carter  taught 
briefly  in  New  Brunswick  and  for  one 
year,  1912-1913,  at  Stanstead  College. 

During  his  year  here,  he  was  headmas- 
ter of  the  Holmes  Model  and  drill  instruc- 
tor for  the  Cadet  Corps.  The  school  mag- 
azine of  December  1912  writes:  ’’Each 
Monday,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  between 
3:45  and  4:15,  one  can  hear  the  voice  of 
our  able  drill  instructor,  Mr.  Carter,  put- 
ting the  corps  through  different  forma- 
tions. His  manner  commands  the  respect 
of  all  his  men  and  his  forceful  orders  are 
delivered  in  a way  which  shows  that  he  has 
had  skillful  training.” 

In  the  fall  of  1913,  he  enrolled  at 
Mount  Allison  University  intending  to 
pursue  a career  in  law.  The  following  year, 
the  outbreak  of  war  intervened.  On 
February  25,  1915  he  enlisted  in  the  army 
at  Saint  John,  NB.  His  progress  through 
the  ranks  was  rapid  as  he  already  had  three 
years5  experience  in  the  militia. 

Proceeding  overseas  in  December  1915, 
Carter  saw  action  as  a machine  gun  officer 
on  the  front  line  in  the  infamous  Battle  of 
the  Somme.  Described  by  military  histori- 
ans as  one  of  the  most  futile  and  bloody 
battles  in  history,  it  accounted  for  the  stag- 
gering number  of  over  24,000  Canadian 
casualties.  In  this  bloodbath  Carter  was 
wounded  in  the  hip  and  thigh.  As  a result, 
he  was  invalided  home.  After  regaining  his 
health  Carter  returned  to  England  in  early 
1917. 

Because  of  a commendable  war  record 
he  was  placed  in  command  of  an  army 
discharge  depot.  Not  content  with  the 


safety  of  a desk  job,  Carter  volunteered 
for  service  in  the  Royal  Flying  Corps. 
After  qualifying  as  a pilot  Carter  perfected 
his  flying  skills  in  patrolling  the  English 
coastline.  He  reported  for  active  duty  in 
France  on  December  29,  1917. 

By  February  18,  1918  Carter’s  first  of 
several  citations  for  ’’bravery,  conspicuous 
gallantry  and  devotion  to  duty”  were 
announced.  These  were  to  climax  in  the 
award  of  the  Distinguished  Service  Order. 
Soon  afterward,  the  Belgian  Croix  de 
Guerre  was  bestowed  on  April  13,  1918. 
A bar  was  later  added  to  the  DSO  and 
Carter’s  courage  in  battle  was  mentioned 
in  dispatches  on  three  separate  occasions. 

What  was  behind  these  honors? 
Reliable  statistics  were  difficult  on  the  bat- 
tlefields but  even  more  so  in  the  dogfights 
that  took  place  in  the  air.  The  most  accu- 
rate figure  of  downed  enemy  aircraft 
attributed  to  Albert  Carter  (provided  in 
official  Royal  Flying  Corps  communiques) 
was  27.  To  this  was  added  the  ambiguous 
note  that  ”he  might  have  been  credited 
with  several  more.”  At  least  one  other 
source  raises  the  number  to  31.  Incredibly, 
he  was  on  active  duty  with  the  RFC  for 
less  than  five  months! 

Statistics  aside,  Carter’s  bravery  and 
extraordinary  skill  as  a pilot  were  never 
questioned.  George  Drew  in  his  book 
Canada’s  Fighting  Airmen  commented:  ”He 
was  a fighter,  continually  seeking  combat, 
and  finally  after  numerous  almost  unbe- 
lievable escapes,  his  aircraft  was  shot 
down  behind  the  German  lines  on  May 
19,  1918.”  Reported  missing  and  pre- 
sumed dead,  it  was  not  until  the  Armistice 
that  his  survival  became  known.  He  had 
been  interned  in  a prison  camp  in  Bavaria. 

Although  badly  injured,  Carter  recov- 
ered and  returned  to  England  in 
December  1918.  Immediately  he  resumed 
flying  and  joined  one  of  the  Canadian 
squadrons  organized  following  the  war.  A 
few  captured  German  Fokker  aircraft 
were  used  by  this  squadron  for  training 
purposes. 


Ironically,  it  was  while  flying  a Fokker 
D-7  that  Albert  Carter’s  luck  ran  out. 
Again,  in  the  words  of  George  Drew: 
’’Carter’s  friends  on  the  ground  were  hor- 
rified to  see  [the  Fokker]  suddenly  go  to 
pieces  in  the  air,  hurling  its  daring  pilot  to 
the  death  which  he  had  so  miraculously 
escaped  while  on  active  service.” 

Today,  nearly  90  years  later,  an  inscrip- 
tion on  a monument  in  the  Point  de  Bute, 
NB  cemetery  and  war  medals  displayed  in 
the  Fort  Beausejour  Museum  outside 
Sackville,  NB  are  reminders  of  the 
remarkable  exploits  of  Albert  Desbrisay 
Carter  DSO  and  Bar,  Croix  de  Guerre  — a 
forgotten  Canadian  hero. 

William  Hamilton  is  a retired  professor  of 
Canadian  Studies  and  History  at  Mount  Allison 
University.  This  piece  originally  appeared  in 
another  form  in  his  weekly  (Tantramar 
Flashback ” column  in  the  Sackville  Tribune- 
Post.  It  his  used  here  with  permission  from  the 
author. 


school,  he  had  better 
road  construction! 

MacDonald  in  The  Stanstead  College 


Jump  ahead  a couple  of  years  to  New 
Year’s  Eve  1951.  At  around  8 a.m.  that 
Monday  morning,  a fire  broke  out  in 
Pierce  Hall,  home  of  the  Eastern 


writes 


Our  School 


davis  house  ...  for 


The  following  item  appeared  in  the 
1956-1957  Stanstead  College  Annual'. 


‘The  New  Girls'  Residence:  Colby  Hall ” 
“The  construction  of  Colby  Hall, 
Stanstead  College’s  new  residence  for 
girls,  is  rapidly  advancing,  and  it  is  hoped 
that  the  new  building  abutting  the 
old  Pierce  Hall,  will  be  ready  soon  after 
the  start  of  the  next  academic  year.” 


Wait  a minute:  Colby  Hall  abutting 
Pierce  Hall?  Isn’t  that  Davis?  And  for 
girls? 

The  answer  is  yes  to  all  of  the  above. 

But  to  understand  why,  we  have  to  go 
back  about  two  decades 

On  May  28,  1938,  the  main  building  of 
Stanstead  College  was  destroyed  by  fire. 
Following  what  Headmaster  E.C.  Amaron 
called  “our  year  in  the  wilderness”  (actual- 
ly it  was  two  years),  the  new  building 
opened  in  April  1940. 

The  common  belief  today  is  that  the 
new  main  building  was  immediately 
named  Colby  House  in  recognition  of  the 
contributions  to  Stanstead  College  of  the 
Colby  family  over  the  years.  Indeed,  Dr. 
C.W.  Colby  co-chaired  the  committee  that 
raised  $300,000  to  build  the  new  main 
building.  He  also  presided  over  the  laying 
of  the  cornerstone  in  1939  and  offered  a 
moving  speech,  a copy  of  which  was 
deposited  in  the  time  capsule  behind  the 
cornerstone. 

But  the  new  building  was  not  immedi- 
ately called  Colby  House.  It  was  merely 
“the  main  building,”  or  as  the  school 
prospectus  for  1942-1943  called  it  “the 
new  main  building.”  In  fact,  they  were  still 
calling  it  the  “new  main  building”  nearly 
10  years  later  in  the  1948-49  prospectus. 
By  1949-50  it  was  just  “the  main  building.” 

As  with  the  old  main  building,  the  new 
main  building  housed  classrooms  as  well 
as  residences  for  boys  and  girls. 


Monday 

Pierce  Hall,  home  of  the 
Townships  Conservatory  of  Music  and 
the  school’s  assembly  hall.  Staff  and  other 
helpers  managed  to  rescue  17  pianos  and 
all  the  contents  of  the  music  rooms  during 
the  blaze  but  the  assembly  hall  was  a loss, 
and,  over  the  summer  of  1952,  the  50- 
year-old  building  was  demolished. 

The  Conservatory’s  activities  continued 
in  various  places  throughout  the  school 
and  assemblies  were  held  in  classes. 

In  1956,  the  trustees  apparently  decided 
to  take  advantage  of  the  difficult  situation 
and  use  it  as  an  opportunity  for  growth. 
Taking  the  $30,000  in  insurance  money 
from  the  Pierce  Hall  fire,  the  trustees 
decided  to  raise  additional  funds  to  not 
only  rebuild  Pierce  Hall  but  also  to  build  a 
residence  for  girls.  This  residence,  the 
trustees  decided,  would  be  called  Colby 
Hall,  in  honour  of  the  Colby  family. 

Board  minutes  from  this  period  are 
incomplete,  but  there  is  a suggestion  that 
the  fundraising  did  not  move  as  swiftly  as 
hoped  for.  The  minutes  from  February 
1957  authorize  the  board  to  “borrow  or 
dispose  of  sufficient  endowment  funds... 
as  may  be  needed  to  finance  the  comple- 
tion of  the  new  building.” 

Enter  Harry  Davis. 

“Harry  Davis,  a graduate  of  Stanstead 
College,  enjoyed  relating  the  story  of  how, 
in  1 894,  he  was  advised  by  the  headmaster, 
when  sent  to  his  office  for  some  prank, 
that  he  would  not  succeed  in  life  and, 
rather  than  waste  time  and  money  in 


an 

Story. 

this  low  assessment,  Harry 
Davis  became  an  extremely  successful 
business  man  in  Vermont  and,  like  many 
other  graduates  of  Stanstead  College,  he 
had  happy  memories  of  his  school  days 
and  showed  his  belief  in  the  school  by 
contributing  towards  its  future.” 

To  be  precise,  he  contributed  $200,000 
towards  the  new  residence. 

In  all,  the  campaign  raised  $400,000. 

With  that  kind  of  contribution,  there 
had  to  be  some  kind  of  recognition. 

Who  knows  what  kind  of  political 
maneuvering  went  on,  but  the  board  min- 
utes from  June  21,  1958  contain  the  agen- 
da item  “Names  of  Buildings,”  which 
states  “that  the  Main  Building  [is  to]  be 
named  Colby  Hall  and  the  new  building 
Davis  Hall.” 

In  the  meantime,  major  decisions  had 
been  made  about  the  future  of  the  school. 
In  January  1958,  the  board  moved  to  close 
the  Bugbee  Business  College  and  the 
Music  Conservatory.  Moreover,  they 
decided  to  make  Stanstead  College  a resi- 
dential school  for  boys  only.  This  would 
be  the  end  of  girls  at  the  College  for  the 
next  20  years  and  the  permanent  end  of 
Stanstead  College  as  the  local  high  school 
for  young  boys  and  girls  from  the  Three 
Villages. 

So  the  planned  Colby  Hall  for  girls 
became  Davis  Hall  (later  Davis  House)  for 
boys.  Harry  Davis  cut  the  ribbon  at  the 
official  opening  of  the  residence  on 
October  11,  1958. 


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the  trip  marked  him 


from  Stanstfc) 


living  a mile  or  so  from 
the  nearest  water  source.  Imagine  living 
with  your  family  of  seven  in  one  room  in 
your  father’s  house.  Imagine  being  a single 
mother  living  with  your  three  small  chil- 
dren in  the  storefront  you  are  renting. 
Imagine  going  to  your  down-the-street 
neighbours  to  use  their  semi-covered 
washroom.  Imagine  working  day  in  and 
day  out  without  a home  to  call  your  own. 

But  then,  imagine  that  there  is  a com- 
munity that  cares  enough  about  you  to  try 
and  make  a difference  in  your  life  and  the 
life  of  your  family. 

This  is  what  it  must  have  felt  like  for 
two  families  in  Kofiase,  Ghana  that  a team 
from  Stanstead  College  got  to  know  dur- 
ing March  break.  Working  with  Habitat 
for  Humanity,  the  seven  students  and  two 
teachers  spent  15  days  helping  build  two 
houses  in  the  Habitat  community,  now 
consisting  of  19  homes. 

“We  lived  in  the  community  and 
learned  more  than  we  ever  could  have 
imagined  about  their  culture,  the  everyday 
struggles  and  more  importantlysabout  the 


possibilities  of  humanity,”  said  teacher 
Eryn  Hessian. 

Habitat  for  Humanity  is  an  independent 
non-profit  ecumenical  housing  program 
dedicated  to  the  elimination  of  poverty 
housing  by  building  homes  in  partnership 
with  families  in  need.  Since  it  was  found- 
ed in  the  United  States  in  1976,  Habitat 
for  Humanity  has  built  more  than  225,000 
homes  in  more  than  3000  communities. 
Habitat  for  Humanity  Ghana  alone  has 
built  over  5000  homes. 

During  their  time  in  the  farming  com- 
munity of  about  5000,  the  Stanstead 
group  worked  from  9 a.m.  to  3 p.m. 
During  the  evening,  the  team  was  treated 
to  cultural  performances  such  as  dancers 
and  singers.  They  also  visited  Cape  Coast. 
But  it  was  the  people  of  Kofiase  who 
made  the  greatest  impact. 

“After  having  been  on  a Habitat  trip  the 
year  before  in  Chiapas,  Mexico,  I had  a 
slight  idea  of  what  to  expect  work-wise,” 
said  Grade  12  student  Chelsea  Fortin  of 
Coventry,  Vt.  “What  I did  not  expect  was 
the  wave  of  culture  and  emotions  that  I 
would  experience  while  I was  there.  I 
have  never  been  to  a place  where  I felt  so 
at  home.  The  people  I met  were  like  fam- 
ily. I never  thought  that  I would  feel  so 
comfortable  in  a place  so  different  from 
my  own  country.” 

Francis  Williams,  a Grade  10  student 


for  life  and  changed  his  outlook  on  the 
world. 

“This  trip  made  me  truly  realize  how 
much  hope  there  is  in  some  places  and  has 
made  me  want  to  get  more  involved  in 
other  projects  to  help  humanity.  I will 
never  forget  the  friends  I made,”  he  said. 

For  Eli  Birge,  a Grade  12  student  from 
Newport,  Vt.,  the  trip  to  Ghana  stripped 
away  prejudice. 

“The  people  I met  were  of  all  sorts.  I 
met  great  soccer  players,  local  criminals, 
hip-hop  aficionados,  comedians,  town  eld- 
ers and  others  you  could  find  simply  walk- 
ing down  Dufferin  Street!”  he  said. 
“During  my  time  in  Ghana,  I overcame  a 
stereotype  that  I held  for  people  from 
Africa.  And  from  that,  I extrapolate  that 
people  really  are  similar  all  over  the  world. 
I hope  that  as  these  people  changed  my 
perspective  of  Africans,  I was  able  to 
change  their  stereotype  of  Americans.” 

Eryn  Hessian  said  the  entire  experience 
was  humbling: 

“We  learned  from  our  Ghanaian  friends 
what  it  means  to  really  live  — and  to  be  a 
part  of  a community  that  truly  depends 
on  you.  They  share  without  question,  in 
resources,  in  spirit  and  in  joy  as  in  sorrow,” 
she  said. 


uilding  homes  and  hope  in 


Ghana 


Our  Alumni 


The  2007  Stanstead  College 
Alumni  & Friends  Golf  Tournament 

was  another  great  success.  Held  at  the  Dufferin  Heights  Country  Club  May  25,  the 
event  raised  $15,000  for  our  Scholarship  & Bursary  Program. 


Our  Premier  Spons 


Autobus  G.  Ashby 
Arlie  C.  Fearon  Transport 
Betsy  Clark  & Associates 
Campbell,  Bellam  & Associes  Inc.  ETFS 
Gestion  de  Documents  de  l’Estrie  - Xerox 
McLean  Budden  Quintal  & Associes 
Robert  Blouin  Pianos  The  Record 
The  Ross  Family  Top  Marks 


Congratulations  to  this  year’s  tournament  winners:  Chris 
Clegg  80,  John  Emms  '84,  Randy  Goodleaf  '81  and  Eric 
Pothier  '80.  Thanks  to  all  the  players  who  joined  us  for 
the  day. 


L’EQUIPEUR 


toujou  rs  \&  ban  v^tement 

Aramark,  Ascenleurs  ThyssenKtupp 


i Denney  '64l  E 
Reynolds  '83,  Ki 


David  Riddle,  Suprali 
Cimball  Smith,  La  Cache 


Raymond  Chabot  Grant  Thornton, 
Robert  Bilodeau,  Sam  MacCallum  '80 
Propane  Superieur,  Dave  Marosi  '04 


Our  School 


Couple 


the  odd 


In  many  ways 
preparing  for  the  annu- 
al school  play  is  similar  to  the  preparation  required  by  members 
of  a Stanstead  sports  team:  skill-acquisition  and  refinement,  lines 
and  blocking,  integrating  all  the  roles  and  then  the  big  game, 
which  we  in  theatre  refer  to  as  “opening  night.”  Curtain  up, 
“break  a leg,”  and  the  months  of  practice  and  rehearsal  are  put  to 
the  test. 

The  final  two  weeks  are  intense,  as  we  construct  and  paint  the 
set,  collect  our  props  and  costumes  and  rehearse,  rehearse, 
rehearse.  It  does  become  stressful  and  nerves  are  on  edge  but  it 
is  a wonderful  learning  opportunity  all  the  same.  The  process  of 
beginning  from  a bare  stage  and  ending  with  a final  polished  pro- 
duction is  rewarding,  making  it  an  experience  that  will  remain 
with  everyone  involved. 

This  year’s  production  of  The  Odd  Couple  by  Neil  Simon  was  a 
testament  to  the  hard  work  and  dedication  of  this  seven-member 
cast,  as  well  as  allowing 
Jessika  Mathurin  the 
opportunity  of  develop- 
ing a role  of  which  she  is 
worthy.  (Jessika  is  moving 
on  to  pursue  her  career  in 
acting  in  New  York.) 

Because  The  Odd  Couple 
revolves  around  the  diffi- 
culty two  very  different 
women  encounter  from 
living  together  (one  neat- 
nik  and  one  slob)  and 
because  boarding  school 
life  itself  creates  those  sit- 


uations in  which  very  different  personalities  must  learn  to  coex- 
ist, this  play  seemed  an  obvious  choice. 

Rebecca  Rau  (Grade  12)  stepped  forward  to  audition  for  this 
year’s  production,  and  the  chemistry  between  Jessika  and  Rebecca 
paved  the  way.  The  other  cast  members  who  stepped  up  in 
November  fell  into  their  roles  seamlessly. 

Another  talented  actor,  Sergio  Lozano  Montilla  (Mexico),  took 
on  the  challenge  of  two  very  different  roles,  one  female  (Mickey 
the  cop)  and  one  male  (Manolo  Costazuela).  Sergio  had  the 
uncanny  ability  of  knowing  his  lines,  as  well  as  everyone  else’s  in 
the  play  - a knack  that  proved  to  be  exceptionally  helpful. 

Valerie  Bourassa  (Renee),  a new  recruit  to  theatre  this  year, 
developed  into  a talented  young  thespian.  Jeffrey  Cowen  rose  to 
the  occasion  by  performing  on  stage  (Jesus  Costazuela),  as  well  as 
in  his  traditional  role  of  stage  manager.  Christina  Nash  produced 
a very  credible  “Vera”  and  is  also  beginning  to  shine  as  an  actor. 
Our  German  gap  student,  Darija  Rabadzija,  stepped  into  the  role 
of  “Sylvie,”  and  Terry  Kim  was  an  asset  as  a one-man  backstage 
crew. 

Of  course,  what  goes  on  behind  the 
scenes  is  key  to  the  success  of  any 
theatrical  production,  and  the  support 
of  technical  director  Jean-Jacques 
Prevost,  assistant  stage  manager 
Mazime  Cadrin,  and  Sarah  Elliot  ('02) 
with  costumes/properties  was  invalu- 
able and  critical  to  the  success  of  the 
production. 

~ Barbara  Elliot,  Director 


Rebecca  Rau,  Maxime  Cadrin,  Jessika  Mathurin,  Darija  Rabadzija, 
Valerie  Bourassa,  Sergio  Lozano  Montilla,  Christina  Nash,  Jeffrey 
Cowen,  Terry  Kim 


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and  consumes  less  energy  than -using  virgin  materials. 


Baccalaureate  guest  speaker  Ian 
Jackson  '82. 


Class  of  1982,  told  graduates  at 
the  Stanstead  College 
Baccalaureate  and  Prize- 
Giving  Service  held  Saturday, 
June  23  at  Centenary  United 
Church  in  Stanstead. 

Ian  grew  up  in  Ogden  and 
attended  Stanstead  College 
as  a day  student  from  1976 
to  1982.  Today  he  is  general 
manager  of  Sony  Computer 
Entertainment  Canada, 
which  is  responsible  for  the 
PlayStation  line  of  products.  Now  based  in  Toronto,  he  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Stanstead  College  Board  of  Directors. 

Ian  advised  the  graduating  students  not  to  sit  on  the  sidelines 
as  they  go  through  life. 

“Don’t  be  afraid  of  change,”  he  said.  “Adjust  to  it,  adapt  to  it, 
be  tolerant  of  it  — because  change  is  here  to  stay.” 

Ian  also  predicted  that  Stanstead  College  would  always  be  a 
part  of  the  students’  lives  in  some  way  or  another. 

“Some  day,  you’ll  be  performing  surgery  or  piloting  an  airlin- 
er or  sitting  in  the  House  of  Commons  and  something  will  hap- 
pen to  cause  you  to  think  back  to  Stanstead  College,”  he  said. 
“Stanstead  has  a way  of  hooking  you  and  keeping  you  for  life. 
You  will  leave  Stanstead  but  it  will  never  leave  you.” 

In  his  remarks,  Headmaster  Wolfe  recounted  the  high  school 
graduation  gift  renowned  UCLA  basketball  coach  John  Wooden 
received  from  his  father  in  1927.  It  was  a card,  on  one  side  of 
which  was  this  poem: 

Three  things  a man  must  learn  to  do 
If  he  would  make  his  life  more  true: 

To  think  without  confusion  clearly \ 

To  love  his  fellow  man  sincerely , 

To  act  from  honest  motives  purely. 


On  the  other  side  of  the  card  was  a list  entitled  “Five  Things 
to  Do.”  They  were: 

1.  Be  true  to  yourself. 

2.  Help  others. 

3.  Make  each  day  count. 

4.  Work  hard  at  making  and  keeping  friends. 

5.  Be  thankful  for  your  blessings. 

“Very  few  people  on  earth  have  as  much  to  be  thankful  for  as 
you:  your  health,  loving  families  and  teachers,  good  friends, 
amazing  opportunities,”  Headmaster  Wolfe  said  to  the  graduates. 
“Count  your  blessings.” 

The  school’s  top  prize,  The  Pitcher  Memorial  Prize  for  the  stu- 
dent who  has  exerted  the  greatest  influence  for  good,  went  to 
Pativet  “Light”  Sathiensamrit  of  Bangkok,  Thailand.  The 
school’s  head  prefect,  Light  was  commended  for  his  positive  atti- 
tude and  common  sense.  “I  respect  his  opinion  very  much,”  said 
Headmaster  Michael  Wolfe. 

Light  also  won  the  Rotary  Club  Service  Award  for  service 
above  self  in  the  school  community. 

The  top  junior  school  prize,  The  Wilder  Shield,  went  to  Bertha 
Iselle  Flores  Ruiz  of  Mexico  City,  who  also  had  the  highest  over- 
all average  in  Grade  8 and  was  the  winner  of  that  grade’s  prizes 
in  Science,  English  and  second-language  French.  Iselle  also  won 
the  Junior  Debating  Award  and  the  House  Director’s  Award  for 
Colby. 

The  Birks  Silver  Medal  for  the  highest  overall  average  in  Grade 
12  was  won  by  Sang  Jun  Park  of  Seoul,  Korea.  He  also  earned 
the  Grade  12  prize  for  Physics,  the  Spofforth  Trophy  for 
Excellence  in  Science  and  Mathematics  and  the  Arthur  E.  Curtis 
Jr.  Award  for  the  top  student  entering  an  Engineering  program. 

The  Governor  General’s  Medal  for  the  highest  overall  average 
in  Grade  11  went  to  Jerome  Castan  of  Chene-Bougeries, 
Switzerland,  who  also  won  the  Grade  11  prizes  for  Chemistry, 
Physics,  Science  and  English  as  well  as  a Musical  Composition 


Ian  Jackson  with  Wilder  Shield 
recipient  Bertha  Iselle  Flores 
Ruiz. 


Pitcher  Prize  winner  Pativet 
“Light”  Sathiensamrit  with 
Jackson. 


Prize. 

Among  the  special  presenters  this  year  was  trustee  Mary 
Clarke,  who  presented  the  J.  Brian  Clarke  Economics  Prize  in 
memory  of  her  late  husband.  The  award  went  to  Yang  Fei 
(Freda)  Ou  of  Taichung,  Taiwan,  accepted  on  her  behalf  by 
Kuan-Ying  (Rita)  Chen. 

Philip  Huckins,  Class  of  1981  and  now  a police  detective  in 
Fredericton,  NB,  presented  the  award  in  memory  of  his  brother, 
the  Billy  Huckins  Memorial  Scholarship  for  dedication,  hard 
work,  achievement  and  above  all  courage.  The  award  went  to 
Audrey- Ann  Bourassa  of  St-Jean-sur-Richelieu,  Que. 

A new  award  this  year  was  the  Gordon  Usher-Jones  Memorial 
Prize  to  the  Grade  12  student  who  has  attended  Stanstead 
College  for  one  year  and  who  has  made  an  exceptional  contribu- 


tion through  involvement  in  all  aspects  of  school  life.  This  award 
was  created  by  a number  of  friends  of  Gordon,  who  attended 
Stanstead  in  1969-70.  It  was  presented  to 
Adrian  Van  Westrenen  of  Marbella, 

Spain  by  Gordon’s  brother  Brian  , Class 
of  1964. 

Also  on  hand  to  present  the  new 
Stanstead  College  Awards  for  Creative 
Endeavour  was  friend  of  the  school  Dr. 

Harrison  Monane.  These  awards  recog- 
nize individual  accomplishments  in  eco- 
nomic theory,  music  performance  and 
composition,  literary  criticism,  visual  arts,  physics  and  history. 

For  the  full  list  of  prize  winners,  visit  www.stansteadcollege.com. 


chamnii 


AudrevAnn  Bourassa 

Wk,  By  HHten  White,  Grade  10,  and  Ross  Murray 


Five  years  ago  an  11 -year-old  girl  sat  in  a room  with  her  parents  as  a doctor  delivered 
the  news  that  no  parent  wishes  to  hear.  Their  daughter  had  been  diagnosed  with  brain 
cancer.  That  11 -year-old  girl  was  Audrey- Ann  Bourassa  of  St-Jean-sur-Richelieu,  who 
just  finished  Grade  8.  Just  one  week  after  her  diagnosis  Audrey- Ann  underwent  her  first 
surgery.  A week  after  coming  out  of  surgery  she  began  her  radiotherapy. 

Five  years  and  four  surgeries  later  Audrey- Ann  still  battles  this  debilitating  disease. 
“It’s  hard  to  live  with  it,”  she  says. 

Since  her  surgery  she  has  had  to  make  many  changes  to  her  life.  Her  right  hand  shakes 
when  she  tries  to  hold  a pencil  or  utensil.  In  order  to  adjust  to  this  she  has  had  to  become 
left-handed.  After  every  surgery  she  has  had  to  relearn  even  the  simplest  things,  including  swallowing. 

“I  was  like  a baby  after  every  surgery,”  she  says. 

Yet  she  has  retrained  herself  well  enough  to  take  part  in  activities  such  as  soccer,  basketball  and  schoolwork.  Although  she  still  sees  the 
effects  of  her  disease,  such  as  her  change  in  voice,  she  is  still  positive  and  actively  searching  for  a cure  for  cancer. 

This  past  spring,  Audrey- Ann,  with  the  help  of  school  nurse  Milene  Boudreau  and  other  volunteers,  raised  close  to  $1600  to  support 
cancer  research  by  entering  a team  in  Canadian  Cancer  Society’s  Relay  for  Life  in  Magog  June  8 and  9.  She  did  this  by  raffling  off  home- 
made taffy,  organizing  a free-dress  day,  as  well  as  shaving  the  heads  of  willing  sponsored  boys.  She  chose  the  Shaved-Head  Challenge 
because  she  sees  it  as  paying  respect  to  those  who  have  lost  their  hair  due  to  chemotherapy. 

Ten  boys  and  a teacher  shaved  their  head  for  the  cause  on  Thursday,  May  17. 

On  the  following  Friday  morning,  when  the  amount  raised  from  the  previous  day’s  Shaved-Head  Challenge  was  announced,  Mr.  Van 
Dyke  said,  “Hold  everything”  and  brought  Grade  12  student  Matt  Root  to  the  front.  Matt  had  collected  $300  during  the  previous  day  to 
sponsor  one  particular  shaved  head.  Matt  then  raised  the  screen  and  there,  in  stubbly  glory,  was  our  Assistant  Headmaster  Christian  Wells. 
“Audrey- Ann,  you  are  a beautiful  person,  and  there  are  not  too  many  people  that  I would  make  this  gesture  for,”  he  said. 

“Very  nice  words,  Mr.  Wells,”  said  Headmaster  Wolfe,  walking  onto  stage,  whipping  off  a hat  and  revealing  that  he  too  had  shaved  his 

head. 

As  for  the  relay  itself,  14  students  made  up  the  main  team  with  another  20  or  so,  including  teach- 
ers coming  to  the  relay  to  lend  their  support. 

“It  was  tiring  but  worth  it,”  said  Milene  Boudreau. 

The  Magog  relay  raised  a total  of  $213,000  for  cancer  research. 

At  Baccalaureate  in  June,  Audrey-Ann  won  the  Billy  Huckins 
Memorial  Scholarship  for  dedication,  hard  work,  achievement  and, 
above  all,  courage. 

Above:  Matt  Root  and  our  hairless  Heads.  Assistant  Headmaster  Christian  Wells  and 
Headmaster  Michael  Wolfe  both  had  their  heads  shaved  during  the  Shaved-Head  Challenge. 

Left:  School  nurse  Milene  Boudreau  shaves  the  head  of  Kurt  Martin. 

Right:  Audrey-Ann  accepts  the  Billy  Huckins  Memorial  Award  from  Philip  Huckins  '81. 


i reunion  in 


More  than  85  alumni,  faculty,  parents,  trustees  and  friends  of  Stanstead  College  dropped  by  the  Claddagh  Irish  Pub  on 
Crescent  St. 


Nicole  Rawlings  '91  and  Francois  Paradis  '92 


Steuart  Levell  54,  John  Mackay  '52,  Georgia 
Copland  '56  and  Pat  (Gerrie)  Ackman  '55  with 
Doran  Armstrong  '57  in  background 


Joanne  Ross,  Peter  Newman  '73,  Yves  Quintal 
74  and  Sylvie  Maclsaac  (parent) 


Max  Robillard  '99,  David  Otero  '99,  Stephanie 
Palmer  and  Leo  Gervais 


David  Otero  '99,  Karine  Goyette  '99,  Jonathan 
Trudeau  '99,  Jan  Valenta  '96,  Katherine  Verreault 
'97,  Carl  Remillard-Fontaine  '97,  MP  Germain  '00 


Michael  Wolfe,  Alexandra  Lemieux  '06, 
Constance  Bedard  '06  and  Melissa  Lemieux  '00 


Michael  Wolfe  and  Tom  Rowan  '76 


Gordon  Cameron  '72,  Peter  Wynne  '72  and 
Georges  Beaubien  '68 


Charles  Seagram  '92,  Miriam  Rexroth  '99  and 
JD  Ross  '00 


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Our  School 


Over  the  past  year,  Grade  12  students  Stephanie  Guyette  and  Chelsea 
Fortin  and  their  project  advisor  Kristen  Byrnes  worked  with  the  HELIX  and 
EPSCOR  program  in  conjunction  with  the  University  of  Vermont  (UVM) 
researching  DNA  testing  for  identification. 

They  were  focussed  on  four  of  the  13  identifying  markers  that  forensic  sci- 
entists use  to  distinguish  between  samples  of  human  DNA. 

This  program  promotes  science  and  mathematics  in  a research  setting  to 
high  school  students  entering  their  junior  or  senior  year.  The  program  involved  an  on-campus  week-long  intensive  training  with  their 
project  supervisor  Dr.  Karen  Lounsbury.  There,  the  students  analyzed  samples  from  a mock  crime  scene  to  learn  about  sample 
purification,  amplification  and  analysis  of  results.  They  also  toured  the  various  science  facilities  and  the  research  vessel  for  Lake 
Champlain. 

Stephanie  and  Chelsea  continued  working  on  their  project  at  school  where  they  built  a family  tree  from  samples  collected  from 
their  families.  The  students  gained  real-life  research  experi- 
ence and  were  able  to  troubleshoot  problems  that  arose 
during  the  process. 

In  May,  Stephanie  and  Chelsea  presented  their  findings  to 
their  peers  in  the  program  at  UVM.  Approximately  eight 
schools  participated  this  year  from  Vermont,  upper  state 
New  York  and  Stans tead.  Each  was  granted  $1000  to  be 
spent  on  equipment  for  their  Science  Departments. 


helix  project 


Canadians 


Grade  11  students  Julian  Perrotta  and  Victoria  Maclsaac  attended  separate  sessions  of  the 
Forum  for  Young  Canadians  in  Ottawa  this  past  spring. 

Created  in  1975,  the  Forum  brings  600  students  aged  15  to  19  to  Ottawa  each  year  to  learn 
first-hand  how  the  Canadian  government  works. 

”We  met  the  nation’s  leaders,  interacted  with  decision-makers  and  debated  current  issues  with 
our  peers,”  said  Julian.  ”We  also  had  a chance  to  learn  about  the  different  customs  and  lifestyles  of  people  across  Canada.” 

The  students  visited  the  House  of  Commons  and  Senate  and  the  Supreme  Court. 

’’The  Forum  is  a great  chance  to  grow  and  experience  new  things  with  a group  of  students  like  yourself,”  said  Victoria. 


looking  for 


Yearbooks 


After  a recent  inventory  of  our  archives,  we  have  discovered  we  are  missing  a num- 
ber of  yearbooks  for  some  years  while  for  other  years  we  have  a surplus. 

We  are  looking  for  yearbooks  from  the  following  years:  1917,  1925,  1962  and  1983.  If  anyone  has  copies  from  these  years  and 
would  be  willing  to  donate  them  to  the  school,  we  would  greatly  appreciate  it. 

At  the  same  time,  we  have  surplus  copies  for  most  years  from  1963  onward.  If  you  would  like  a copy  of  a particular  year,  let  us 
know  and,  if  available,  we  will  ship  it  to  you  for  the  cost  of  postage. 


Our  School 


celebrating  our  diversity  at 


Krista  Blackned,  Rita  Montour  and  Melissa  Gilpin  prepare  bannock  at  the  First 
Nations  pavilion. 


Stanstead  College  students  shared  their  cultures  and 
customs  with  visiting  schoolchildren  on  March  22  at 
United  Nations  Day. 

Roughly  200  Grade  6 students  from  Vermont  and 
the  Townships  toured  various  pavilions  located 
throughout  the  College,  created  and  manned  by 
Stanstead’s  multicultural  student  body. 

In  Asia,  for  example,  children  made  origami,  had 
their  names  written  in  Chinese  lettering  and  learned 
about  traditional  games,  food  and  clothing. 

The  smell  of  burning  sweet  grass  and  sage  wafted 
out  of  the  First  Nations  pavilion,  where  students 
enjoyed  bannock,  heard  stories  and  saw  traditional 
clothing  and  jewelry. 

Games  and  music  were  the  highlight  of  the  Quebec 
pavilion,  while  in  Mexico  students  learned  how  the 
Day  of  the  Dead  is  celebrated  and  took  away  spicy 
Mexican  candy. 

There  were  also  student-run  displays  for  Germany, 

France,  Scotland  and  Australia. 

The  visitors  enjoyed  performances  by  the  school’s  jazz  band 
and  choir,  learned  about  the  various  clubs  and  community  serv- 
ice programs,  designed  postage  stamps,  and  sat  down  to  an  inter- 
national lunch  in  the  cafeteria. 

Based  on  the  thank-yous  and  comments  received  from  the  vis- 
iting students,  the  event  was  a success. 

“I  really  think  you  should  do  this  again  because  it  was  per- 
fect,” wrote  one  student. 


“I  liked  the  First  Nations  because  I am  part  Indian  and  learn- 
ing about  our  ancestors  was  really  neat,”  wrote  another. 

“It  was  cool  to  see  how  and  what  you  do  at  school  and  espe- 
cially to  learn  about  what  other  countries  eat,”  and  “I  liked 
Germany  because  the  chocolate  and  the  girl  was  pretty.  The  fes- 
tival that  she  showed  my  group  was...  uh...  kind  of  weird.  I’m 
probably  not  use  to  it,”  were  some  of  the  more  amusing  com- 
ments. 

The  last  word  goes  to  a visiting  teacher  from  Burke  Town 
School  in  Vermont: 

“The  day  after  the 
event,  we  asked  the  stu- 
dents if  they  thought  that 
future  6th  grade  classes 
should  attend,  should  we 
be  invited,  and  every  stu- 
dent felt  that  it  was  an 
opportunity  not  to  be 
missed.” 


Judith  Golmitzer  offers  stu- 
dents a taste  of  Germany  in 
the  Europe  pavilion. 


Kelly  Wang  demonstrates  a Chinese  yoyo  at  the  Asian  pavilion. 


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anners 


spring  term  brings  home  two 

Stanstead’s  golfers  claimed  the  ETIAC  golf  title  by  a mere  five 
strokes  over  second-place  finisher  Alexander  Galt  High  School. 

The  final  cumulative  result  was  Stanstead  1368  to  Galt’s  1373. 
Third  place  Massey- Vanier  finished  with  1444  strokes,  BCS  with 
1504. 

Stanstead  won  four  out  of  six  tournaments  held  throughout 
the  season,  including  the  final  ETIAC  Tournament  at  Dufferin 
Heights  May  29  by  only  two  strokes. 

Andrew  Smith,  Grade  11  and  son  of  coach  Lisa  Smith,  had 
the  low  score  for  the  team  and  earned  his  name  on  the  school’s 
Golf  Shield. 

Stanstead  may  have  lost  the  regular  season  senior  boys  rugby 
title  to  BCS  but  the  Spartans  brought  the  pride  back  home  on 
May  30  with  a 7-3  playoff  championship  win  against  their  rivals. 

The  senior  Spartans  ended  the  ETIAC  season  with  a 3-2-1 
record,  including  a 12-10  loss  and  a tie  against  BCS,  whose  league 
record  was  5-0-1. 


Stanstead  dominated  the  game  from  the  start  but  couldn’t  put 
the  ball  over  the  line.  Even  a penalty  kick  in  the  last  minute  of 
the  first  half  went  wide. 

In  the  second  half,  BCS  made  it  onto  the  board  first  after  a 
Stanstead  offside  allowed  BCS  to  kick  for  points  at  22  metres, 
making  the  score  3-0  for  BCS. 

The  play  went  back  and  forth  until  winger  Brian  Cho  of 
Montreal  intercepted  a pass  going  down  the  line.  He  took  off  on 
a partial  breakaway  until  he  was  stopped  by  the  last  man  back. 
With  strong  pursuit  from  Julian  Perrotta  of  Lorraine,  Que.  and 
Barry  Roytman  of  Staten  Island,  NY,  a tackle  was  made  and 
Roytman  took  off  and  was  never  caught.  The  bench  and  fans 
erupted  and  the  Spartans  finally  had  their  first  lead  of  the  game. 
The  kick  was  converted  by  Will  Murphy  of  Richmond,  Que.  and 
the  score  stood  at  7-3. 

The  Spartans  held  off  some  valiant  BCS  drives  to  the  goal  line 
to  hang  onto  victory. 


Our  School 


Stanstead  students  understand  pressure:  the  pres- 
sure to  succeed  in  the  classroom  and  win  on  the  field. 
Now  a handful  of  Stanstead  boys  know  the  pressure 
of  trying  to  get  a date. . . on  camera. 

In  May,  a small  crew  from  Musique  Plus’s  pop-cul- 
ture program  “B02”  came  to  Stanstead  to  find  a date 
for  one  of  the  show’s  teenage  hosts. 

Audrey  Sckoropad  and  her  mother  Julie  Marchand 
set  up  filmed  interviews  in  the  Colby  Reading  Room 
to  find  a birthday  date  for  Audrey’s  co-host  and  twin 
sister  Fay,  who  was  elsewhere  finding  a date  for 
Audrey. 

The  16-year-old  Sckoropad  twins  of  Bromont  are 
sisters  to  Alex  Gagnon-Sckoropad,  who  is  returning 
to  Stanstead  for  Grade  12  this  fall. 

Eight  Stanstead  boys  lined  up  to  take  part  in 
the  interviews,  which  included  questions  about 
their  idea  of  the  ideal  date,  hidden  talents,  hob- 
bies and  their  preference  for  a first  date  — dancing 
or  karting.  (The  boys’  preferences  leaned  heavily  towards 
the  latter.) 

The  winning  suitor  was  Grade  11  student  Julian  Perrotta,  who  joined  the  girls  for  their  birthday  at  L’Appartement  in  Montreal. 
Not  only  that,  but  finding  that  the  chef  wasn’t  coming  in  that  night,  Julian  took  over  the  kitchen  and  cooked  an  Italian  meal. 

He  was  later  invited  back  to  film  another  segment  with  the  girls,  featuring  their  review  of  Pirates  of  the  Carrihean  3. 

Julie  Marchand  said  she  was  impressed  with  the  Stanstead  boys  and  wished  she  could  have  picked  two  from  here  to  be  her  girls’ 
dates. 


Is  he  the  right  choice?  Julie  Marchand  interviews  Julian  Perrotta  as  a poten- 
tial date  for  her  daughter,  teen  host  Fay  Sckoropad  of  Musique  Plus’s  pop- 
culture  program  B02,  seen  in  the  inset  with  co-host  & sister  Audrey. 


active  year  for  Pound  Square 


During  2006-2007,  the  Round  Square  Club  was  very  active. 
Five  senior  students  attended  the  International  Conference  at 
Gordonstoun  School,  Scotland.  Prior  to  the  conference,  they 
visited  many  First  World  War  sites.  In  October,  we  hosted  a 
speaker  from  Rwanda  and  raised  $500  for  Unicef.  On  Parents’ 
Day,  the  students  sold  jewellery  from  Uganda  as  well  as  AIDS 
pins,  with  the  proceeds  going  to  the  Stephen  Lewis  foundation. 

In  the  New  Year,  we  hosted  a speaker  from  Action  Against 
Hunger.  Her  speech  was  followed  by  the  activity  The  World  at 
Lunch.  The  students  were  proportionally  divided  between  First, 
Second  and  Third  Worlds.  The  First  World  table  enjoyed  a four- 
course  meal  while  the  Third  World  ate  rice,  sitting  on  the  floor. 
Quite  an  eye-opening  experience!  Students  raised  funds  on  that 
occasion. 

Our  next  activity  was  the  30-Hour  Famine.  Students  spent 
time  in  the  Student  Centre  watching  movies,  playing  games,  hav- 
ing discussions,  spending  the  night  there,  while  experiencing 


hunger  for  30  hours.  The 
money  collected  went  to 
World  Vision.  We  success- 
fully raised  $1500  for  this 
cause. 

Two  of  our  Junior  Round 
Square  members  went  to  a 
conference  in  Bermuda. 

They  gained  valuable  knowl- 
edge and  experience 
through  this  opportunity. 

Let’s  not  forget  the 
exchange  students  who  came  and  spent  some  time  with  us  this 
year.  All  eight  of  them  were  valuable  additions  to  our  student 
body,  and  they  all  seemed  to  have  enjoyed  their  Canadian  expe- 
rience. Stanstead  College  continues  to  work  to  successfully  meet 
the  six  pillars  which  are  the  IDEALS  of  Round  Square. 


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sr.  boys  hockey  return  home  from  Europe 


During  March  break,  the  senior  boys  hockey  team  travelled  to  Slovakia,  with  stops  in  Hungary  and  Austria,  where  they  went  unde- 
feated in  seven  games. 

"The  overall  hockey  experience  was  most  rewarding,”  said  assistant  coach  James  Rioux.  ”We  played  over  our  heads  at  times  and 
really  never  backed  down  to  anyone.  I always  feel  that  winning  is  a contagious  pattern  and  our  boys  certainly  kept  the  ball  rolling.” 
The  team  got  production  from  virtually  every  player,  coach  Rioux  reported,  and  overcame  two-goal  deficits  in  three  of  the  seven 
games  to  win. 

Highlights  included  beating  the  second-  and  third-best  U18  teams  in  Slovakia  as  well  as  the  U18  Hungarian  National  Team. 
Special  thanks  go  to  Igor  Toth,  the  assistant  coach  of  the  Slovan  Bratislava  professional  team  who  helped  coordinate  our  trip, 
Eugene  Zinay,  Toni  Altieri,  Germain  Lapointe,  Rene  Sckoropad,  Dusan  Bartanus,  and  of  course  the  parents  and  friends  of  Stanstead 
hockey.  A thank  you  to  parents  Germain  Lapointe,  Dwaine  White  and  Alex  Roytman  for  accompanying  the  team  overseas. 

~ James  Rioux 


new  season  for  First  Wednesdays  Series 

Oct  3:  Stark  Decency:  German  POWs  in  a New  England  Village  2007-2008 


by  Dr.  Allen  Koop,  Dartmouth  College 

at  Stanstead  College,  Stanstead,  Quebec 

Nov  7:  Alexander  Hamilton's  Blessing 

by  Willard  Sterne  Randall,  Champlain  College 

at  the  Goodrich  Memorial  Library,  Newport,  Vermont 

Dec  5:  Is  Robert  Frost  Alive? 

By  Dr.  Nancy  Nahra,  Champlain  College 

at  Stanstead  College,  Stanstead,  Quebec 

Jan  2:  Queen  Elizabeth  I:  Woman  Monarch  in  a Manys  World 
by  Dr.  Joanne  Craig,  Universite  de  Sherbrooke 

at  the  Goordich  Memorial  Library,  Newport,  Vermont 

Feb  6:  Going  to  War  in  Shakespeare : Olivier ; Branagh,  and  Henry  V 
by  Peter  Saccio,  Dartmouth  College 

at  Stanstead  College,  Stanstead,  Quebec 


March  5:  The  Great  Debate:  Is  It  Time  For  A Second  Vermont  Republic? 
with  debaters  Frank  Bryan  and  Paul  Gillies,  and  moderator 
John  McClaughry 

at  the  Goodrich  Memorial  Library,  Newport,  Vermont 

Apr  2:  Death  and  Glory:  Sports  in  Ancient  Greece  and  Rome 
Dr.  Catherine  Feeley,  Bishop’s  University 

at  Stanstead  College,  Stanstead,  Quebec 

May  7:  The  Regeneration  of  an  Artist:  Frank  IJoyd  Wright  After  1932 
a lecture  and  slide  presentation  by  H.  Nicholas  Muller  III, 
retired  Executive  Director  of  the  Frank  Lloyd  Wright 
Foundation 

at  the  Goodrich  Memorial  Library,  Newport,  Vermont 

These  programs  are  made  possible  due  to  a generous  grant 

from  the 


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Red  & White  Fund 


thank  you 


Thank  you  for  making  this  another  banner  year  for  the  Red  & White  Fund.  Once  again  you  have  helped  us  surpass  our  ambitious  goal.  We  wanted  to  raise 
$250,000  in  2006-2007;  you  contributed  $261,136. 

Trustees,  current  and  former  parents,  our  faculty  and  staff  members,  friends  and  foundations,  and,  of  course,  our  many,  many  loyal  alumni  stepped  up  to 
make  this  a record-breaking  year. 

As  always,  the  major  portion  of  this  money  will  go  toward  bursaries  and  scholarships  for  deserving  students.  In  fact,  it’s  worth  noting  that  in  2006-2007, 
Stanstead  provided  approximately  $800,000  in  financial  aid  for  our  students.  And  the  demand  is  growing  every  year. 

Red  & White  Fund  resources  also  helped  fund  such  student  needs  as  new  instruments  for  the  Music  Department  and  travel  expenses  for  our  Habitat 
Humanity  team’s  trip  to  Ghana. 

For  the  past  few  years,  we’ve  been  raising  the  bar  on  our  annual  campaign  and  our  donors  keep  meeting  - actually  surpassing  - it.  That’s  why  for  our 
2007-2008  Red  & White  Fund  campaign,  we  have  set  our  most  ambitious  goal  yet:  $300,000. 

If  you  haven’t  done  so  already,  I urge  you  to  support  the  campaign,  your  school  and  our  students  by  making  a contribution. 

Thank  you  all  again. 

Dugie  Ross,  Director  of  Advancement 


Founder’s  Club 

1926  John  Colby 

1952  W John  Mackay 

The  Chawkers  Foundation 

Mary  Lillian  Elliot  Trust 

The  Maas  Family  Fund 

The  Roasters’  Foundation 

Carl  Gary  Taylor  Foundation  for  Children 

The  Zeller  Family  Foundation 

Trustees’  Club 

1969  Joseph  Levy 
1977  Stephen  Carden 
Philip  Webster 

Headmaster’s  Club 

1 946  William  Layton 
1985  J.  Patrick  Kelly 
McLean  Budden 
J.  Harrison  Monane 

Tallman  Pitcher  Club 

1946  Gertrude  Ketcham 
1948  Douglas  Montgomery 
1968  Georges  Beaubien 
1972  James  Deacon 

1970  J.  Dugald  Ross 
1972  Jonathan  Cowen 
1975  Joel  Segal 

1982  Ian  Jackson 
Normand  & Kyra  Goodyear 
Roger  Hamel 
Sylvie  & John  Maclsaac 
Matthew  Price- Gallagher 
Min-Huei  Ou 
John  Rau 
Richard  Renaud 


Yvan  Ronsse 

Rotary  Club  of  the  Boundary 
C.  Ronald  Spaulding 
Top  Marks 
Michael  T.  Wolfe 
Yuichiro  Yuda 

Major  S Club 

1954  Peter  Daniel 
1964  Meredith  Hayes 
1971  Geoffrey  Wagner 
1974  Yves  Quintal 
1982  Patrick  Berman 
1985  Zubin  Panthaki 
1993  Melanie  Aubut 
Susan  Burkman 
Michel  Cadrin 
James  Campbell 

Mr.  Peter  Daniel  and  Ms.  Sylvie  Benoit 
David  Gray 
Tae  Joo  Kim 
Lombard  Canada  Ltd. 

Sandra  Rau 
Amani  Sawaya 

Philip  & Aline  WhitePaul  Wilson 

College  Club 

1942  Fred  Hill 

1944  Eleanor  (Duffy)  Campbell 
1944  David  Carr 
1949  Richard  Colt 
1951  Bertram  Titcomb 

1956  Georgia  Copland 

1957  Olof  Lemon 
1957  Alexander  Philip 

1959  David  Beasse 

1960  Ian  Starrak 

1961  Ted  Veit 
1964  Brian  Denney 


1964  A.  Frank  Murphy 
1967  A.  Bruce  McKelvey 
1969  Thomas  Andrews 

1969  Charles  Nathaniel 

1970  Tim  Manning 
1973  Ron  Foss 
1977  John  Nadeau 

1977  Alphonso  Rizzuto 

1978  Peter  Carpentieri 
1989  Andrew  B attah 
1992  Francois  Paradis 
Roland  & Adele  Beasse 

Jean  Bourassa  et  Odette  Megre 

Carmen  Campbell 

Edward  Cayley 

George  F.  Carter 

Pin  Chen 

Andrew  Elliot 

Marie-Josee  Gaboriault 

Shui  Hung  Hou 

Clement  Jacques 

Chris  Kopar 

Germain  Lapointe 

Mario  Lefort  and  Deborah  Nash 

Karin  Lenz 

Helmut  Muller  and  Karin  Ritter 

Dominique  Remy-Root 

Joanne  Ross 

Marc  Roy 

Andre  Simard 

Stanstead  Chapter  IODE 

Stanstead  College  Teachers  Association 

David  Woodard 

Red  & White  Club 

1934  L.  Eleanor  (Cooper)  Stalker 
1936  Roland  Meredith 

1938  Edgar  Clark 

1939  Florence  (Curtis)  MacLeod 


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1940  Rob  er t Maclnto  sh 

1940  Peter  Poapst 

1941  Mary  Curtis 

1941  Cecile  (Rousseau)  Ells 

1941  Gwendolyn  (Allenby)  Nelson 

1942  William  Flint 

1942  C.  Gordon  Lindsay 

1943  Elvyn  Baldwin 

1943  Ross  Hunting 

1944  Kathleen  Brown 
1944  Beryl  Coates 

1944  Margaret  (Mitchell)  Krug 

1944  Andrew  Martin 

1945  Albert  Murphy 

1946  Gordon  Stuart 

1946  Blanche  (Heath)  Townsend 

1946  Edward  Wadleigh 

1947  Marion  (Kelly)  Dodd 
1 947  Garth  Jackson 

1947  Henry  Walker 

1947  Gerald  Wilson 

1948  Gwen  Berry 

1948  Joan  (Rowland)  Thorneycroft 

1949  RoyAmaron 
1949  David  Gross 

1949  Janet  (Gatehouse)  Kavanagh 

1950  Margaret  (Philip)  B agnail 
1950  Della  (Rediker)  Goodsell 
1950  Anita  (Soutiere)  Judd 
1950  Philippa  (Wiser)  Lynn 
1950  Paul  Newhall 

1950  Millicent  (Struthers)  Pratt 

1951  Clarence  Copp 

1951  Elizabeth  (Bradshaw)  Griffiths 

1953  Irene  (Kerr)  Corbiere 

1953  William  Fluhmann 

1953  Jack  Gold 

1953  Faith  (Gaffield)  Grady 

1953  Brian  McGregor 

1953  Camille  Perron 

1953  Allan  & Betty  Smith 

1953  Raymond  St-Sauveur 

1954  Elizabeth  (Moore)  Copp 
1954  Steuart  Levell 

1954  Merlyn  Royea 

1954  Ralph  Wallace 

1955  Michael  Kates 

1955  John  Nichol 

1956  Peter  Rowley 

1957  Martin  Gerrard 

1958  Janet  Cass 

1958  Brenda  Patterson 

1958  Josine  (Vandenberg)  Reid 

1958  Elizabeth  (Hillhouse)  Robertson 

1958  Judy  (Seale)  Taylor 

1959  Howard  Smith 

1959  C.  Peter  Turner 

1960  Dan  Houghton 

1960  Richard  St.  Dizier 

1961  Kenneth  Matheson 
1965  Harold  Potter 
1965  Jack  Walker 

1967  William  Palmer 


1968  Peter  Lukeris 
1970  John  Bochene 
1970  Bruce  Cappell 
1970  John  Mackenzie 
1970  Gregg  Scotcher 

1970  Scott  Waugh 

1971  Bruce  Walker 

1972  Peter  Wynne 

1975  Scott  Morgan 

1976  Michael  McRae 

1977  Pierre  Geoffroy 

1977  Wolfram  Schmitz 

1978  Jacques  Picard 
1978  Carmelo  Rizzo 
1980  Sam  MacCallum 
1980  Stephen  O’Brien 

1980  Kevin  Philip 

1981  Martin  Ko j oian  J r. 

1983  Rebecca  Nienkamper 
1987  Leslie  (Becker)  Marcello 
1987  Charles  Sezlik 

1990  Rachel  Gallant 
1992  Philippe  Beauregard 
1994  Vijayant  Bala 

1994  George  Diamandopoulos 

1995  Jason  Rodi 

1999  Adam  Spirk 

2000  Paloma  Fierro  Obregon 
2000  Nicolas  Gariepy 

2000  Genevieve  Laquerre 

2002  Sarah  Elliot 

2002  Alphonso  Fierro  Obregon 

2004  Ana  Fierro-Obregon 

2007  William  Murphy 

Jay  and  Celine  Amdur 

Nancy  Amos 

Francois  Angers 

Peter  Ashworth 

Maida  Benoit 

Louis  Bergeron 

Claude  Bourgoin 

Scott  Blank 

Nancy  (Love)  Brown 

Kristen  Brynes 

James  Burdick 

Joanne  Carruthers 

Colin  Channell 

Mary  Clarke 

Robert  Colby 

Gaston  Cooper  and  Nancy  Shecapio-Blacksmith 

E.  Stewart  Cowen 

Robert  Cowling 

John  Cunningham 

Maud  (Duncan)  Curtis 

Karen  Cushing-MacPherson 

Andrew  Davies 

Randy  Davis 

Sora  Davis 

Jacques  de  Billy 

Magalie  Deslandes 

Christina  Duncan 

Paul  & Dorothy  Duncan 


Jane  Dunn 
Barbara  Elliot 
Trevor  & Stefanee  Evans 
Bridget  Fetterly 
Sylvie  Gaboriault 
Joseph  Gaboriault 
Robert  Gaboriault 
Barry  Gallant 
Louise  Gittens 
Jonathan  Goldbloom 
Eryn  Hessian 
Arnold  Hill 
Alicia  Jones 

Chester  and  Penelope  Kocik 
Renald  Laquerre 
Helene  Ledoux 
Claude  Lemay 

Malcolm  & Joan  MacDonald 

Joanne  (Trenholme)  Marosi 

Suzanne  Marrotte 

Mary  (Pearson)  Martin 

Michel  & Kimberly  Martin 

Michael  & Inger  McNamara 

Juancho  Mendoza  and  Pedilisa  Ortaleza 

Joyce  Montgomery 

Guy  Moore  and  Diane  Dufour 

Elizabeth  K.  Montour 

Lise  Morel 

James  Murray 

Nelson  Murphy 

Ross  Murray 

Nancy  (Butters)  Pacaud 

Angelo  Perrotta  and  Antonietta  Altieri 

Tania  Portelli 

Jean  Jacques  Prevost 

Louise  Retchless 

Donna  Richter 

James  Rioux 

Lucie  Roy 

Arkady  Roytman 

Ann  Semeniuk 

Alta  Sheldon 

Marie-Eve  Simard 

Juke  Smith 

Lisa  Smith 

Norman  Southward 

Geoffrey  & Sue  Telling 

Hugh  Thomson 

Margaret  Tirrell 

Transport  Bourassa 

Thomas  Vandor 

Nicolas  Vydykhan 

Beth  Wadleigh 

Frances  Walbridge 

Christian  Wells 

Christian  Williams 

Brian  Woods 


25 


Class  of  2007 


university  scholarship 

recipients 

The  following  2007  Stanstead  graduates  have  received  schol- 
arships to  post-secondary  institutions.  For  the  full  list  of  desti- 
nations for  our  grads,  visit  the  “Academic”  section  of  our  web- 
site. 


Class  of  2007  - Graduation  Dinner  at  the  Hermitage  Club 


Sarah  Bailey 

University  of  Toronto  (St.  Georges),  Social  Science 
(deferred  scholarship  to  Ottawa  University) 

Eli  Birge 

Fordham,  Cultural  Studies 

(deferred  scholarship  to  Marymount  Manhattan  College) 

Simon  Chi 

Queen’s  University,  Mechanical  & Material  Engineering 
(deferred  scholarhip  to  McMaster  University) 

Chelsea  Fortin 

Penn  State,  Crime,  Law  and  Justice 

Haynes  Scholarship  for  an  Orleans  County,  Vt.  graduate 

(deferred  scholarship  to  University  of  Vermont  at  Montpelier) 

Philip  Grant 

Carleton  University,  International  Business 
Entrance  Scholarship 

Stephanie  Guyette 

University  of  Vermont  at  Montpelier,  Animal  Sciences 
Entrance  Scholarship 

Markus  Halbedl 

Marietta  College 

New  England  Heritage  Scholarship 
(deferred  scholarship  to  Guilford  College) 

Harry  Kim 

University  of  Waterloo,  Life  Sciences 

Waterloo  Merit  Scholarship 

(deferred  UBC  President’s  Entrance  Scholarship) 


Jessika  Mathurin 

PACE,  Theatre 

Entrance  Scholarship 

(deferred  scholarship  to  York  University) 

Lisa  McNamara 

University  of  Ottawa,  Psychology 
Entrance  Scholarship 

(deferred  scholarships  to  Queen’s  University,  Carleton 
University) 

Sumiho  Nakatsu 

University  of  British  Columbia,  Science 
UBC  President’s  Entrance  Scholarship 
(deferred  scholarship  to  McMaster  University) 

Sang  Jun  Park 

University  of  Waterloo,  Medical  Engineering 
Waterloo  Merit  Scholarship  & International  Mobility 
Scholarship 

(deferred  scholarship  to  Queen’s  University) 

Rebecca  Rau 

Denison  University,  Liberal  Arts 
Entrance  Scholarship 

Light  Sathiensamrit 

University  of  Waterloo,  Management  Engineering 
Waterloo  Engineering  International  Student  Scholarship  & 
Waterloo  Merit  Scholarship 

(deferred  scholarships  to  Carleton  University,  McMaster 
University) 

Patricia  Thibault 

Mount  Allison  University,  Science 
Entrance  Scholarship 

(deferred  scholarship  to  St.  Lawrence  University) 


Joo  Sung  Kim 

Savanna  College  of  Art  & Design 
Entrance  Scholarship 


26 


Farewells 


Mike  and  Inger 
McNamara 

The  following  is  taken  from 
IB  Headmaster  Wolfe's  farewell 
comments  to  Mike  McNamara 
Mat  this  past  June's  Baccalaureate 
Service. 

Eleven  years  ago,  Mike 
McNamara  came  to 
Stanstead  to  try  to  revive  a hockey  program  that  had  fallen  upon 
difficult  times.  In  the  mid-1990s  if  our  team  finished  near  the 
.500  mark,  the  season  was  considered  a resounding  success. 

Today,  I don’t  think  that  it’s  any  exaggeration  to  say  that 
Stanstead  College  has  one  of  the  finest  high  school  hockey  pro- 
grams in  Quebec,  North  America  and  in  the  world. 

Coach  Mac  is  the  architect  of  that  program  and  his  record 
speaks  for  itself: 

- 1 1 consecutive  ETIAC  playoff  championships; 

- 4 AAESQ  provincial  championships,  including  three  in  the  last 
four  years; 

- A record  this  year  of  45-9-5,  including  a 23-game  unbeaten 
streak  at  the  end  of  the  schedule  and  a clean  sweep  of  all  seven 
games  during  the  trip  to  Slovakia,  Hungary  and  Austria  in  March. 

Quite  simply,  Coach  Mac  has  taken  our  hockey  program  to  a 


level  of  success  it  has  never  experienced  before. 

But  Mr.  McNamara  is  much  more  than  a hockey  coach.  His 
beliefs  and  teachings  go  far  beyond  hockey  and  ultimately  bring 
out  the  very  best  in  his  students  in  all  areas  of  life  - teamwork, 
personal  excellence,  discipline,  dedication,  focus,  organization, 
and  leadership.  He  doesn’t  just  teach  about  hockey,  he  teaches 
about  life. 

Coach  Mac  is  the  ultimate  professional.  Whether  coaching, 
teaching,  doing  residence  duty  or  working  with  his  advisees,  Mr. 
McNamara  did  his  job  with  old-school  reliability  and  accounta- 
bility. 

Mike’s  wife  Inger  has  been  almost  as  deeply  involved  with 
College  as  he  has,  devoting  countless  hours  to  tutoring  many  of 
our  students  and  being  a part  of  all  of  the  activities  and  events 
that  make  up  the  Stanstead  experience. 

Mike’s  three  daughters  - Katie,  Kim,  and  Lisa  - grew  up  on  cam- 
pus and  were  outstanding  student-athletes  who  contributed  pos- 
itively to  all  aspects  of  school  life.  I know  how  much  this  school 
means  to  them  and  I know  that  they’ll  continue  to  be  involved 
with  the  college  as  alumni. 

Mike  and  Inger,  thank  you  for  your  years  of  service  and  for  the 
outstanding  values  that  you  both  embodied  and  promoted  while 
you  were  here.  It’s  hard  to  imagine  this  place  without  you.  We 
wish  you  the  best  of  luck  in  Switzerland  and  we’ll  see  you  on  our 
next  overseas  team  trip. 


Nathalie  Roy 

Nathalie  brought  her  considerable  skills 
and  talents  to  Stanstead  College,  especial- 
ly to  our  music  program,  in  September 
2003.  Through  her  dedicated  and  tireless 
efforts,  the  program  has  flourished.  We 
now  offer  band  at  both  the  senior  and  jun- 
ior levels  and  our  jazz  band  has  competed 
at  festivals  and  performed  for  area  schools 
and  seniors  homes.  Nathalie  also  helped 
coach  our  ETIAC-champion  swim  team. 
She  will  be  teaching  band  to  Grades  7 to 
12  in  a new  Francophone  high  school  in 
Calgary  this  fall. 


Max  Viens 

Max  arrived  at  Stanstead  College  in  2004 
as  the  school’s  information  technology 
support  specialist.  He  also  coached  our 
junior  boys  hockey  team,  performed  reg- 
ular residence  duties,  worked  with  his 
advisees  and  set  up  the  live  internet 
broadcasts  of  our  school  play,  jazz  band 
concert  and  Cafe  Cappuccino.  His  sense 
of  humour  and  outgoing  personality 
made  him  a favourite  among  many  of 
our  students.  He  has  accepted  a position 
in  the  IT  department  at  Lower  Canada 
College. 


Darren  Gray 

A Stanstead  alumnus  (Class  of  2000), 
Darren  returned  to  the  College  in  2005  and 
quickly  became  a jack  of  all  trades  - 
Admissions  assistant,  Math  teacher,  assistant 
director  of  Bugbee  House,  head  of  the 
Yearbook  Club,  and  soccer,  swimming  and 
rugby  coach  (this  year  he  coached  both  our 
senior  boys  soccer  and  rugby  teams  to 
ETIAC  playoff  championships).  He  has 
done  it  all  with  his  usual  calm,  intelligence 
and  competence.  Darren  is  returning  to  uni- 
versity this  fall  to  pursue  his  master’s  in 
Mathematics  at  McMaster  University. 


Poste  Publication 
Conv:  #40021216 


Homcoming  2007 
Vancouver  Area  Reunion 
Calgary  Area  Reunion 
Donor  Reception  (Stanstead) 

New  York  City  Area  Reunion 
Ottawa  Area  Reunion 
Alumni  Basketball  & Hockey 
Mexico  City  Area  Reunion 
Hong  Kong  / Taiwan  Area  Reunions 


Sept  29,  2007 
Oct  11,  2007 
Oct  12,  2007 
Oct  19,  2007 
Oct  25,  2007 
Nov  1,  2007 
Nov  30  - Dec  1,  2007 
Feb  28,  2008 
April  2008 


Toronto  Area  Reunion  April  10,  2008 

Kingston  Area  Reunion  April  11,  2008 

Montreal  Area  Reunion  May  1,  2008 


Stanstead  College,  450  Dufferin,  Stanstead,  Qc  JOB  3E0 


Alumni  & Friends  Golf  Tournament 


May  23,  2008 


On  June  7,  2007  the  Stanstead  College  Jazz  Band  made  its 
way  across  Dufferin  Street  to  perform  in  an  outdoor  concert 
for  the  seniors  residing  at  the  White  House.